Cervical cellulitis with mediastinitis from an odontogenic infection complicated by diabetes mellitus: Report of a case

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 55, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 864-869

  Sugata, Tatsumi ^a   Fujita, Yoshinori ^a   Myoken, Yoshinari ^a   Fujioka, Yasuhiro ^a  

^a Dept of Dentistry and Oral Surgery ^*  (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFDINIR; CLINDAMYCIN; GLIBENCLAMIDE; INSULIN; SULPERAZON;

AGED; ARTICLE; BACTEROIDES; CASE REPORT; CELLULITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MEDIASTINITIS; NECK DISSECTION; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; STREPTOCOCCUS MILLERI; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; TOOTH INFECTION;

EID: 0030739095     PISSN: 02782391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-2391(97)90352-9     Document Type: Article

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