Abstract

CARCELEN ARCE, Francisco  and  MAVAREZ REYES, Miguel. Cervicofacial cellulitis and its association with systemic diseases as a mortality factor, report of a clinical case. Rev. cient. cienc. salud [online]. 2025, vol.7, e7202.  Epub Mar 29, 2025. ISSN 2664-2891.  https://doi.org/10.53732/rccsalud/2025.e7202.

Odontogenic infections represent a reason for hospital admission in maxillofacial surgery, with a low mortality rate. However, some systemic pathologies increase the risk of infectious process exacerbation turning them into an emergency. This case report tries to show the relationship between cervicofacial infections and systemic diseases. We present a case of a 70-year-old patient admitted to the Hospital Dr. Adolfo Prince Lara Puerto Cabello- Venezuela with a diagnosis of Ludwig's Angina, which was drained in the operating room and transferred to the ICU. The patient was diagnosed in hospital with diabetes mellitus among other systemic diseases, so her evolution was unfavorable and she remained in the ICU and died of complications such as mediastinitis and pulmonary thromboembolism. We have shown the high complexity of the management of odontogenic infections in patients with systemic pathologies due to the faster and more severe progression of the infectious picture than in healthy patients.

Keywords : cellulite; ludwig’s angina; diabetes mellitus.

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