Death according to sepsis due to facial cellulitis: A case report

안면부 봉와직염으로 인한 패혈증으로 사망한 증례

  • 김지홍 (대진의료재단 분당제생병원 구강악안면외과) ;
  • 김영균 (대진의료재단 분당제생병원 구강악안면외과)
  • 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.

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