thrombocytopenia in surgical patients is a potentially serious condition, faced by surgeons. a close relationship between sepsis and thrombocytopenia has been suggested. thrombocytopenia has even been suggested to be indicative of an acute infection. platelet count in a septicemic patient may also serve as a prognostic tool. there are many reports of thrombocytopenia due to septicemia in the li...

ewing sarcoma (es) of the mandible is a rare malignancy with poor prognosis which can be misdiagnosed as odontogenic inflammatory lesions or infections. we present a 7-year old male child which had been previously misdiagnosed and treated as an odontogenic abscess. this reported case describes the clinical, radiological and histopathological findings of oral es with difficulties in management. ...

Oral pain and odontogenic infections are common reasons for patients to present to EDs and general medical practice in Australia. Although most odontogenic infections can be managed on an outpatient basis, because of their proximity to the airway, infections in this region can be life threatening, requiring urgent surgical intervention and ICU management. This article focuses on the emergency a...

OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to analyze the prevalence, demographic patterns and management of odontogenic infections in patients undergoing treatment in an outpatient dental emergency service of a university hospital. MATERIALS AND METHODS In a retrospective study of the year 2012, all patients suffering from odontogenic infections were included. Demographic data, diagnosis and t...

The advancement of chemotherapy with antimicrobial agents to which gram-positive cocii are highly sensitive has brought with it a markede decline in severe odontogenic infections. However, if the primary treatment is inadequate or a patient is immunocompromised, odontogenic infections easily develop into serious conditions. This is the report of two cases of odontogenic infections which caused ...

The incidence, severity, morbidity, and mortality of odontogenic infections have declined dramatically over the years. This reduction in mortality was not due to the first use of penicillin in the treatment of these infections. Rather, it was due to application of the principles of the initial establishment of airway security, followed by early and aggressive surgical drainage of all anatomical...

AIM This is a retrospective study to review the treatment and management of patients presenting with odontogenic infections in a large urban teaching hospital over a four-year period, comparing the number and complexity of odontogenic infections presenting to an acute general hospital in two periods, as follows: Group A (January 2008 to March 2010) versus Group B (April 2010 to December 2011). ...