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Published on: December 31, 2017
[Cervicofacial ulcerations caused by dental infection in children]
M Loppin1, H Adamski, M Larrègue
1Service de dermatologie CHU Pontchaillou, rue H-Le-Guilloux, 35033 Rennes, France.
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In children, chronic cervicofacial ulceration related to dental infection is rare. Thus the diagnosis is often late and the treatment is consequently delayed. We report 2 new cases.
Cases Report:
A 13-year-old boy presented with a 1-year history of chronic and suppurative ulceration on the right cheek. Culture was positive for actinomycetes. In spite of a prolonged and miscellaneous antibiotherapy, the lesion recured. The ulceration healed after the eradication of infection on a right superior molar. A 12-year-old girl presented with a right sub-mandibular ulceration, which appeared 3 months before. This lesion did not respond to penicillinotherapy given during 3 months. An infection on a right inferior molar was diagnosed on a tomodensitometry. 3 months after the tooth extraction, the ulceration healed without recurrence.
Conclusion:
These cases emphasize the interest to look for a dental infection at the origin of chronic cervicofacial lesion.
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