The Journal of the Korean dental association (대한치과의사협회지)
- Volume 38 Issue 12 Serial No. 379
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- Pages.1172-1177
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- 2000
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- 0376-4672(pISSN)
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- 2713-7961(eISSN)
Death according to sepsis due to facial cellulitis: A case report
안면부 봉와직염으로 인한 패혈증으로 사망한 증례
- Published : 2000.12.01
Abstract
Eighty nine-year-old female patient admitted to our department via emergency room. On initial exam, she showed right facial swelling, irismus, pain, and poor oral hygiene. Tentative diagnosis was facial cellulitis. In spite of aggressive treatment such as antibiotic, incision and drainage, medically intensive therapy, she was dead with cardiopulmonary arrest and sepsis.