ABSTRACT
The advent and wide use of antibiotics have decreased the incidence of deep neck infection. When a deep neck infection does occur, however, it can be the cause of significant morbidity and death, resulting in airway obstruction, mediastinitis, pericarditis, epidural abscesses, and major vessel erosion. In our clinic, a patient with diffuse chronic osteomyelitis of mandible and fascial space abscess and necrotic fasciitis due to odontogenic infection at the time of first visit came. We successfully treated the patient by early diagnosis using contrast-enhanced CT and follow up dressing through the appropriate use of radiographic images.
Subject(s)
Humans , Abscess , Airway Obstruction , Anti-Bacterial Agents , Bandages , Early Diagnosis , Epidural Abscess , Fasciitis , Fasciitis, Necrotizing , Follow-Up Studies , Glycosaminoglycans , Incidence , Mandible , Mediastinitis , Neck , Osteomyelitis , Pericarditis , PorphyrinsABSTRACT
Subject(s)
Humans , Crowns , Denture, Overlay , Denture, Partial, Fixed , Follow-Up Studies , Mandible , Maxilla , Retrospective Studies , Splints , Surgery, Oral , Tooth Loss , TransplantsABSTRACT