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Brain Abscess of Odontogenic Origin
2011; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Volume: 22; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1097/scs.0b013e318231e585
ISSN1536-3732
AutoresAntônio Azoubel Antunes, Thiago de Santana Santos, Ricardo Wathson Feitosa de Carvalho, Rafael Linard Avelar, Carlos Umberto Pereira, José Carlos Pereira,
Tópico(s)Bacterial Infections and Vaccines
ResumoBrain abscess is a rare and threatening infection, which is in a suppuration area, caused either by trauma, neurosurgical complication, or by a secondary infection of dental origin complication. The infectious process spread from the start focus can occur in 2 ways: hematogenous or by contiguity. The treatment should ideally be based on the etiological factor excision, combined with drainage and antibiotics as adjuvant; this philosophy is not observed in the reports described in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. This study's goal was to report a case of brain abscess consequent of an odontogenic outbreak, where an adequate treatment was set up, but it was already in advanced stages and had as a result the lethal outcome. Complications from the odontogenic infections have a low incidence, but should never be disregarded, because they can lead to death, as described in this manuscript.
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