Facial cellulitis caused by unrecognized foreign body.
Reported is a case of acute infection thought to be of odontogenic origin. The cause of the infection turned out to be a foreign body which had remained asymptomatic for more than 25 years.
D000328:Adult; D002481:Cellulitis / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005145:Face; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D009296:Nasal Cavity