Nonsurgical endodontic management of cutaneously draining odontogenic sinus.
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.
Qazi
Shahid Shuja
SS
Armed Forces Institute of Dentistry, Rawalpindi.
Manzoor
Manzoor Ahmed
MA
Qureshi
Rizwan
R
Arjumand
Bilal
B
Hussain
Syed Muzammil
SM
Afridi
Zulqarnain
Z
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*