title: Meningitis and subdural empyema as complication of pterygomandibular space abscess upon tooth extraction.
abstract: Complication of dental infections might be various and heterogeneous. The most common complications are represented by maxilar celulitis, canine space celulitis, infratemporal space celulitis, temporal celulitis and bacteremia. Among rarest complications we found: sepsis, bacterial endocarditis, mediastinitis, intracranial complications, osteomyelitis, etc. Although dental infections are often considered trivial entities, sometimes they can reach an impressive gravity. In this regard, the present study describes a case of dental infection complicated by meningitis, subdural empiema and cerebral vasculitis. Furthermore, we observed other neurological complications, like thalamic ischemic infarction, during the disease evolution. Noteworthy, these entities were not presented when the patient was admitted to hospital. Therefore, the main aim of this report is to highlight the serious consequences that an infection of dental origin could cause.Key words:Meningitis, subdural empyema, odontogenic infections.
authors.affiliation: Oral and Maxillofacial surgery resident. Hospital Universitario Virgen de las nieves, Granada, Spain.
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cariati
authors.affiliation: Maxillofacial Surgeon. Hospital Universitario Virgen de las nieves, Granada, Spain.
authors.forename: Almudena
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cabello-Serrano
authors.affiliation: Oral and Maxillofacial surgery resident. Hospital Universitario Virgen de las nieves, Granada, Spain.
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Monsalve-Iglesias
authors.affiliation: Oral and Maxillofacial surgery resident. Hospital Universitario Virgen de las nieves, Granada, Spain.
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Roman-Ramos
authors.affiliation: Maxillofacial Surgeon. Hospital Universitario Virgen de las nieves, Granada, Spain.
authors.forename: Blas
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Garcia-Medina