Treatment of secondary facial abscess suspected originating from liver abscess : a case report.
- Author:
Jae Wook LEE
1
;
Jin Wook KIM
;
Sang Han LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University, Korea. shalee@knu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Liver abscess;
Klebsiella pneumoniae;
DM
- MeSH:
Abscess;
Aged;
Appendicitis;
Catheters;
Drainage;
Female;
Humans;
Klebsiella pneumoniae;
Liver;
Liver Abscess;
Peritonitis;
Stomach;
Surgery, Oral
- From:Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
2009;35(1):35-38
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
In oral and maxillofacial surgery, careful management is necessary to avoid infection for old aged person or patient with diabetes mellitus(DM). We experienced a 69 years old female patient with DM, who has liver abscess and appendicitis, caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae, was developed into left mid-facial abscess and peritonitis. We report this case along with review of article for we have gained fairly good results in our attempt to resolve the patient's abscess by means of I & D of the left mid-face and percutaneous catheter drainage of the stomach, supplemented with fluid and antibiotic therapy.
