Pelvic infection caused by periodontitis: A case report

• Main Authors: Cuihong Tian (Author), Hongle Yan (Author), Ping Tang (Author), Jinqiu Shi (Author), Maolian Liang (Author), Yanyan Wan (Author), Weiping Li (Author), Xizhuo Sun (Author), Chenglu Qin (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2023-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Oral bacteria in patients with periodontitis can disseminate into the bloodstream via broken oral epithelial cells, causing odontogenic maxillofacial infections, brain abscesses and endocarditis. However, pelvic infection caused by periodontitis is rare. The case of a 48-year-old woman with a long h...