Otro
Odontogenic infection causing orbital cellulitis in a pediatric patient
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Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, v. 24, n. 5, 2013.
1049-2275
1536-3732
10.1097/SCS.0b013e3182a239ae
WOS:000330353200030
2-s2.0-84885035507
Autor
De Assis-Costa, Marcelo Dias Moreira
Santos, George Soares
Maciel, Jucileia
Sonoda, Celso Koogi
De Melo, Willian Morais
Resumen
Odontogenic abscess can become an orbital cellulitis, causing potentially serious intracranial and orbital complications. The full clinical complications from odontogenic orbital cellulitis in a pediatric patient are rarely seen daily in hospital emergency departments. Thus, odontogenic orbital cellulitis still remains a rarity, resulting in a medical challenge. With this in mind, this study aimed to describe a case of periorbital and orbital cellulitis resulting from odontogenic origin in a 6-year-old patient who was successfully treated by performing intravenous antibiotic administration combined with surgical drainage. Copyright © 2013 by Mutaz B. Habal, MD.