Odontogenic infection causing orbital cellulitis in a pediatric patient.

J Craniofac Surg

From the *Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Division, Antônio Dias Regional Hospital-FHEMIG/SUS, Patos de Minas, Minas Gerais; and †Department of Surgery and Integrated Clinic, Araçatuba Dental School, Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho-UNESP, Araçatuba, São Paulo, Brazil.

Published: September 2014

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.

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