Maxillary Teeth Abscesses Result in Atypical Liver Abscesses
| Autor: | Vritti Gupta, Ellecia L. Rainwater, Renuga Vivekanandan, Gary L. Gorby |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
biology liver abscesses business.industry Dental infections General Engineering Infectious Disease medicine.disease biology.organism_classification healthcare improvement and patient safety Surgery dentistry and oral medicine Medical Education Viridans streptococci Portal blood medicine Proper treatment Maxillary central incisor Periapical Abscess Public Health Presentation (obstetrics) business Liver abscess |
| Zdroj: | Cureus |
| ISSN: | 2168-8184 |
| Popis: | Hepatic liver abscesses are often misdiagnosed on initial presentation because pyogenic liver lesions are a rare occurrence in the United States. This leads to a delay in proper treatment and results in increasing morbidity and mortality. Our case report demonstrates the atypical presentation of a hepatic liver abscess in the elderly. The source of infection was found to be periapical abscesses of the teeth, which subsequently seeded the portal blood stream of our patient. Our findings validate the potential hazard of Viridans streptococci and illustrate how untreated dental infections can serve as a reservoir for a systemic infection. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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