Deep head and neck infection causing pathological fracture of the mandibular condyle

We report an unusual case of a 46-year-old male with a severe deep head and neck infection after extraction of two mandibular molars that led to a potentially life-threatening condition and caused pathological fracture of the mandibular condyle. This is the first published spontaneous pathological f...

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Autores principales: Linderup, Mette Werner, Bregendahl, Sidse, Helleberg, Malene, Schytte, Sten, Pikelis, Arunas, Nørholt, Sven Erik
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The British Institute of Radiology 2017
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6159235/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30363265
http://dx.doi.org/10.1259/bjrcr.20160093
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author Linderup, Mette Werner
Bregendahl, Sidse
Helleberg, Malene
Schytte, Sten
Pikelis, Arunas
Nørholt, Sven Erik
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description We report an unusual case of a 46-year-old male with a severe deep head and neck infection after extraction of two mandibular molars that led to a potentially life-threatening condition and caused pathological fracture of the mandibular condyle. This is the first published spontaneous pathological fracture of the mandibular condyle caused by an infection spread from a lower molar tooth. Based on CT scan we discuss the pathways of infection of odontogenic origin and the reflections of treatment. This case report illustrates an unusual presentation of a spontaneous pathological condylar fracture caused by a severe life-threatening infection after tooth extraction. It details the examination and management of the patient and reflections about the treatment.
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spelling pubmed-61592352018-10-25 Deep head and neck infection causing pathological fracture of the mandibular condyle Linderup, Mette Werner Bregendahl, Sidse Helleberg, Malene Schytte, Sten Pikelis, Arunas Nørholt, Sven Erik BJR Case Rep Case Report We report an unusual case of a 46-year-old male with a severe deep head and neck infection after extraction of two mandibular molars that led to a potentially life-threatening condition and caused pathological fracture of the mandibular condyle. This is the first published spontaneous pathological fracture of the mandibular condyle caused by an infection spread from a lower molar tooth. Based on CT scan we discuss the pathways of infection of odontogenic origin and the reflections of treatment. This case report illustrates an unusual presentation of a spontaneous pathological condylar fracture caused by a severe life-threatening infection after tooth extraction. It details the examination and management of the patient and reflections about the treatment. The British Institute of Radiology 2017-01-12 /pmc/articles/PMC6159235/ /pubmed/30363265 http://dx.doi.org/10.1259/bjrcr.20160093 Text en © 2017 The Authors. Published by the British Institute of Radiology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Linderup, Mette Werner
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Pikelis, Arunas
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title Deep head and neck infection causing pathological fracture of the mandibular condyle
title_full Deep head and neck infection causing pathological fracture of the mandibular condyle
title_fullStr Deep head and neck infection causing pathological fracture of the mandibular condyle
title_full_unstemmed Deep head and neck infection causing pathological fracture of the mandibular condyle
title_short Deep head and neck infection causing pathological fracture of the mandibular condyle
title_sort deep head and neck infection causing pathological fracture of the mandibular condyle
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6159235/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30363265
http://dx.doi.org/10.1259/bjrcr.20160093
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