Cardiac Tamponade Due to Actinomyces odontolyticus Originating From a Dentigerous Cyst.
This report describes a rare case of pericardial effusion owing to Actinomyces odontolyticus in a 52-year-old woman that originated from a dentigerous cyst, which developed on the distal aspect of a lower left third molar. The cyst had remained asymptomatic for a long period, with no specific functional complications. This is the first case report of a patient with acute pericarditis in which the same strain of A odontolyticus was detected in an asymptomatic dentigerous cyst and in the pericardial fluid.
Resident, Department of Oral Pathology, Oral Medicine and Oral Surgery, Dental Faculty, University Hospital of Nancy, Nancy, France. Electronic address: elyette.broly@gmail.com.
Elyette
E
Broly
Hospital Practioner, Vascular Medicine Division and Regional Competence Center for Rare Vascular and Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, CHRU de Nancy, Nancy, France.
Jessie
J
Risse
Hospital Practitioner, Department of Oral Pathology, Oral Medicine and Oral Surgery, Dental Faculty, University Hospital of Nancy, Nancy, France.
François
F
Maschino
University Professor and Hospital Practitioner, Vascular Medicine Division and Regional Competence Center for Rare Vascular and Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, CHRU de Nancy, Nancy, France.
Denis
D
Wahl
D000196:Actinomycosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D000208:Acute Disease; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000382:microbiology*; D003803:Dentigerous Cyst / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008964:Molar, Third; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000382:microbiology*; D014076:Tooth Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology