[Facial cellulitis of dental origin]

A case of facial cellulitis of dental origin associating a retropterygoidal necrosis, a retro-orbital abscess and a cervicofacial cellulitis is reported. No related risk factors were found in this 28 year old man. Bacteriological analyses showed a mixed bacterial flora and the presence of candida. Direct examination favoured an anaerobic germ infection. However the culture and identification of theses germs were impossible. The clinical circumstances together with the results of facial computed tomography tended to make the diagnosis of an anaerobic cellulitis highly probable. The diagnostic and therapeutic managements are reviewed.