title: Nonsurgical endodontic management of cutaneously draining odontogenic sinus.
abstract: Odontogenic cutaneous sinus tract is a rare but well documented condition. It is usually misdiagnosed as a local skin lesion and maltreated by systemic antibiotics and/or surgical excision with eventual recurrence. This is because the primary etiology is incorrectly determined. We came across a 38 year old patient who presented with a cutaneous lesion on her left cheek with frequent purulent discharge and was not responding to systemic antibiotics. The case history, diagnosis and management of this condition is presented here.
authors.affiliation: Armed Forces Institute of Dentistry, Rawalpindi.
authors.forename: Shahid Shuja
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Qazi
authors.forename: Manzoor Ahmed
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Manzoor
authors.forename: Rizwan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Qureshi
authors.forename: Bilal
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Arjumand
authors.forename: Syed Muzammil
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Hussain
authors.forename: Zulqarnain
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Afridi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003751:Dental Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004322:Drainage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008439:Maxillary Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*