| Autor: |
van Brummelen SE, Melles D, van der Eerden M |
| Jazyk: |
Dutch; Flemish |
| Zdroj: |
Nederlands tijdschrift voor tandheelkunde [Ned Tijdschr Tandheelkd] 2018 Jul; Vol. 125 (7-8), pp. 384-387. |
| DOI: |
10.5177/ntvt.2018.07/08.18160 |
| Abstrakt: |
An odontogenic cause of a lung abscess is often overlooked. A 61-year-old man presented at an emergency department with a productive cough and dyspnoea. He was admitted to the pulmonary ward with a suspected odontogenic lung abscess. A thorax CT scan confirmed the diagnosis 'lung abscess', following which an oral-maxillofacial surgeon confirmed that the lung abscess probably had an odontogenic cause. The patient made a full recovery following a 6-week course of antibiotics, and his teeth were remediated by means of full extraction and the fabrication of immediate dentures. Poor oral hygiene can be a cause of a lung abscess. A patient with a lung abscess can be treated successfully with antibiotics. If, however, the odontogenic cause is not recognised the abscess can recur. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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