title: A large necrotic defect secondary to a cutaneous sinus tract of odontogenic origin: a case report.
abstract: This article reviews the case of a patient with a periapical dental abscess that drained inferior and posterior to the angle of the jaw and created a large purulent cutaneous defect. Both the diagnosis and treatment issues are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Dentistry, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, USA.
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: C D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: E G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Melissinos
authors.forename: B R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000209:etiology; D017577:Cutaneous Fistula / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D003751:Dental Fistula / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005145:Face; D005157:Facial Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007568:Jaw; D009336:Necrosis; D010482:Periapical Abscess / Q000150:complications*; D013492:Suppuration