title: Odontogenic infection causing orbital cellulitis in a pediatric patient.
abstract: Odontogenic abscess can become an orbital cellulitis, causing potentially serious intracranial and orbital complications. The full clinical complications from odontogenic orbital cellulitis in a pediatric patient are rarely seen daily in hospital emergency departments. Thus, odontogenic orbital cellulitis still remains a rarity, resulting in a medical challenge. With this in mind, this study aimed to describe a case of periorbital and orbital cellulitis resulting from odontogenic origin in a 6-year-old patient who was successfully treated by performing intravenous antibiotic administration combined with surgical drainage.
authors.affiliation: From the *Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Division, Antônio Dias Regional Hospital-FHEMIG/SUS, Patos de Minas, Minas Gerais; and †Department of Surgery and Integrated Clinic, Araçatuba Dental School, Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho-UNESP, Araçatuba, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Marcelo Dias Moreira
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: de Assis-Costa
authors.forename: George Soares
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.forename: Jucileia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Maciel
authors.forename: Celso Koogi
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Sonoda
authors.forename: Willian Morais
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: de Melo
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004322:Drainage; D005491:Focal Infection, Dental / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D008297:Male; D054517:Orbital Cellulitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents