Cavernous Sinus Involvement and Near Miss Mediastinitis following Mandibular Tooth Infection Treated during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Clinical Diagnosis and Treatment

• Main Authors: Alessio Danilo Inchingolo (Author), Sabino Ceci (Author), Luisa Limongelli (Author), Alberto Corriero (Author), Luigi Curatoli (Author), Daniela Azzollini (Author), Pietro Paolo Mezzapesa (Author), Grazia Marinelli (Author), Giuseppina Malcangi (Author), Giovanni Coloccia (Author), Mario Ribezzi (Author), Maria Massaro (Author), Ioana Roxana Bordea (Author), Antonio Scarano (Author), Felice Lorusso (Author), Nicola Brienza (Author), Gianfranco Favia (Author), Nicola Quaranta (Author), Francesco Inchingolo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Odontogenic infections represent a frequent condition that in some cases, if not treated promptly, can spread quickly to the rest of the body and turn into life-threatening infections. In this work, the case is reported of a 59-year-old woman, diabetic and overweight, who presented to the Odontostom...