Anterior chest wall abscess-an unusual complication of an odontogenic infection

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 239-241

  Yuvaraj, V ^a,c   Krishnan, Balasubramanian ^b  

^a People s Dental Academy   (India)

^b VIVEKANANDHA DENTAL COLLEGE FOR WOMEN   (India)

^c People's Academy Campus ^*  (India)

Author keywords

Anterior chest wall; Complications; Mediastinitis; Odontogenic infection

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELLULITIS; GRAM POSITIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLAR TOOTH; PEPTOSTREPTOCOCCUS; PROPIONIBACTERIUM; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS MITIS; STREPTOCOCCUS SANGUINIS; SURGICAL INFECTION; THORAX DISEASE; THORAX WALL; TOOTH DISEASE; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TOOTH INFECTION;

ABSCESS; ADULT; CELLULITIS; FOCAL INFECTION, DENTAL; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MOLAR, THIRD; PEPTOSTREPTOCOCCUS; PROPIONIBACTERIUM; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS MITIS; STREPTOCOCCUS SANGUIS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; THORACIC DISEASES; THORACIC WALL; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TOOTH, IMPACTED;

EID: 78649941993     PISSN: 18651550     EISSN: 18651569     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10006-009-0199-8     Document Type: Article

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