title: [Multiple intra-oral fistulae].
abstract: A 20-year-old man presented with multiple intra-oral fistulae in the anterior part of the mandible. The patient was diagnosed with secondary osteomyelitis. Microbiologic survey revealed positive cultures for Staphylococcus aureus, Haemophilus para-influenzae and alpha-haemolytic streptococci. After sequestrectomy and decortication, the mobile teeth were splinted. The patient was treated with intravenous antibiotics, followed by long-term oral antibiotics. Complete healing was achieved.
authors.affiliation: Afdeling Mondziekten, Kaakchirurgie en Bijzondere Tandheelkunde, Erasmus Medisch Centrum, Rotterdam. j.snaathorst@erasmusmc.nl
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Snaathorst
authors.forename: E B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Wolvius
authors.forename: K G H
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: van der Wal
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006192:Haemophilus Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D006193:Haemophilus influenzae; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D016155:Oral Fistula / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D013291:Streptococcus; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents