title: Odontogenic skin sinus: a commonly overlooked skin presentation.
abstract: Facial skin lesions present routinely to clinic and are largely dermatological in origin. Odontogenic infections are an unusual cause of facial lesion and are well-described in the dental literature; however they are regularly overlooked and mismanaged, often to considerable aesthetic detriment. We present such a case and highlight important avoidable pitfalls.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth, UK. kerryherd@hotmail.com
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Herd
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Aldridge
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Colbert
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Brennan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002680:Chin; D002908:Chronic Disease; D017577:Cutaneous Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D003751:Dental Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010485:Periapical Periodontitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic; D014081:Tooth Extraction