Complications of dental infections due to diagnostic delay during COVID-19 pandemic.
BMJ Case Rep
; 15(4)2022 Apr 08.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1784785
ABSTRACT
We present three cases who presented to the emergency department with severe complications of dental infections Ludwig's angina, necrotising fasciitis and peritonsillar abscess. All of our cases presented at the beginning of COVID-19 pandemic, with complications of dental infections. They delayed their dental treatment due to the pandemic. The airway management was difficult in our cases. Their mortality risk increased due to complications. We aimed to draw attention to complicated odontogenic infections which are rarely seen in emergency department in the past, however started to show up increasingly particularly at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
COVID-19
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Ludwig's Angina
Type of study:
Case report
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Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Bcr-2021-247553
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