Late diagnosis of odontogenic sinusitis with near‐fatal outcome – a case report

Subdural empyema is a rare but potentially life‐threatening complication to sinusitis. Awareness of infection and early diagnosis is of the essence when dealing with a putatively immunosuppressed patient. Furthermore, patients at increased risk of infections due to immunosuppression need to be fully...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Stevens, Elizabeth M., Frendø, Martin, von Buchwald, Christian
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2016
Materias:
Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4771853/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27014448
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.485
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Sumario:Subdural empyema is a rare but potentially life‐threatening complication to sinusitis. Awareness of infection and early diagnosis is of the essence when dealing with a putatively immunosuppressed patient. Furthermore, patients at increased risk of infections due to immunosuppression need to be fully informed of risks associated with their treatment.

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