Meningococcal septicaemia and dental complications: a literature review and two case reports.
The present report describes two cases of dental complications of meningococcemia at an early age. The meningococcal infection in these young children resulted in limb amputation and significant plastic surgery. Dental treatment and psychological considerations are described in both cases. Similar dental complications, especially in the premaxilla, were found. Some of the severely affected teeth were extracted.
Faibis
S
S
Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Hebrew University-Hadassah Faculty of Dental Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel.
Widmer
R
R
Sapir
S
S
Peretz
B
B
Shapira
J
J
D016470:Bacteremia / Q000150:complications*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent; D003832:Denture, Partial, Removable; D004211:Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008589:Meningococcal Infections / Q000150:complications*; D014071:Tooth Abnormalities / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D014080:Tooth Exfoliation; D014081:Tooth Extraction