[Death after a dental infection].
The pertinent features of life-threatening complications of dental infections have been briefly reviewed with particular emphasis on the alterations of the clinical features of these conditions induced by antibiotic therapy. The clinician who deals with dental infection must exercise a high index of suspicion to consistently abort the development of these complications, especially when treating debilitated patients or individuals with compromised immune functions.
D000038:Abscess / Q000209:etiology; D005491:Focal Infection, Dental / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality*; D006801:Humans; D008158:Ludwig's Angina / Q000209:etiology* / Q000401:mortality; D008297:Male; D008477:Mediastinal Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000209:etiology
Exitus dopo una infezione dentaria.