PMID: 9442541Jan 27, 1998Paper

Comparison of odontogenic and nonodontogenic facial cellulitis in a pediatric hospital population

Pediatric Dentistry
J H UnkelK Schuit

Abstract

Facial cellulitis in the pediatric hospital population can be classified as odontogenic and nonodontogenic. Emergency departments welcome timely diagnosis from consultants as cellulitis is associated with significant morbidity in children. The purpose of this retrospective study is to assist pediatric dentists in recognizing differences between odontogenic and nonodontogenic facial cellulitis and to determine whether odontogenic infections make up a major portion of facial swellings seen upon admission to the hospital. The completed medical records of 100 patients admitted to Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh from 1980-1989 with an ICD-9 diagnosis of facial cellulitis were reviewed. The types of cellulitis were differentiated using admission data. The information reviewed included age, sex, temperature, white blood cell count, location of facial infection, and season of the year. Odontogenic cellulitis comprised approximately 50% of the total hospital facial infections of the records reviewed during the 10-year period. Upon admission, patients with odontogenic and nonodontogenic facial cellulitis have similarities (season of onset during the year, febrile temperature, and location of infection) and differences (mean admission t...Continue Reading

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