A large necrotic defect secondary to a cutaneous sinus tract of odontogenic origin: a case report

R S Brown; C D Johnson; E G Melissinos; B R Smith

A large necrotic defect secondary to a cutaneous sinus tract of odontogenic origin: a case report

Compend Contin Educ Dent. 1995 Apr;16(4):362, 364, 366 PASSIM; QUIZ 372.

Authors

R S Brown¹, C D Johnson, E G Melissinos, B R Smith

Affiliation

¹ Department of General Dentistry, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, USA.

PMID: 8935005

Abstract

This article reviews the case of a patient with a periapical dental abscess that drained inferior and posterior to the angle of the jaw and created a large purulent cutaneous defect. Both the diagnosis and treatment issues are discussed.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Cicatrix / etiology
Cutaneous Fistula / etiology*
Cutaneous Fistula / pathology
Cutaneous Fistula / therapy
Dental Fistula / etiology*
Dental Fistula / therapy
Diagnosis, Differential
Face
Facial Pain / diagnosis
Facial Pain / etiology
Facial Pain / therapy
Female
Humans
Jaw
Necrosis
Periapical Abscess / complications*
Suppuration