Advances in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Dental-related cervicofacial cellulitis complicated by pyothorax: A case report
By Zango Adama, Salissou Souleymane Tandja and Belem Ousmane.
Abstract
Cervicofacial cellulitis is a serious condition that can be life-threatening. It can be localized or diffuse, with spread to other anatomical regions. Spread to the mediastinum, pleura, and pericardium remains a serious and costly complication requiring urgent multidisciplinary management. We report a case of acute cellulitis of dental origin complicated by massive pyothorax, managed in the Department of Stomatology and Maxillofacial Surgery at the Yalgado Ouédraogo University Hospital in Burkina Faso.
Keywords
- Otolaryngology and Infectious Diseases
- Cellulitis
- Cellulite
- Complication
- Feature (linguistics)
- Abscess
- Open access
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