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World J Clin Cases. Dec 6, 2019; 7(23): 4150-4156
Published online Dec 6, 2019. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v7.i23.4150
Published online Dec 6, 2019. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v7.i23.4150
Fatal complications in a patient with severe multi-space infections in the oral and maxillofacial head and neck regions: A case report
Tian-Guo Dai, Hong-Bing Ran, Bo Xu, Jin-Qiang Cheng, Ying-Kai Liu, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Central Hospital of Panzhihua City, Panzhihua 617067, Sichuan Province, China
Yin-Xiu Qiu, Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Central Hospital of Panzhihua City, Panzhihua 617067, Sichuan Province, China
Author contributions: Dai TG, Xu B, Cheng JQ and Liu YK participated in patient management and surgery; Ran HB was the director of our department who decided on the patient’s treatment plan; Dai TG and Qiu YX wrote the paper.
Informed consent statement: Consent was obtained from the patient.
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Corresponding author: Tian-Guo Dai, DDS, MD, Surgeon, Surgical Oncologist, Teacher, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Central Hospital of Panzhihua City, 34 Yikang Street, Panzhihua 617067, Sichuan Province, China. paradisedai@163.coms
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Received: August 8, 2019
Peer-review started: August 8, 2019
First decision: September 23, 2019
Revised: October 24, 2019
Accepted: November 14, 2019
Article in press: November 14, 2019
Published online: December 6, 2019
Peer-review started: August 8, 2019
First decision: September 23, 2019
Revised: October 24, 2019
Accepted: November 14, 2019
Article in press: November 14, 2019
Published online: December 6, 2019
Core Tip
Core tip: As reported in this article, despite current medical advances, when a patient has fatal life-threatening complications, the risk of death is high. Prevention of early odontogenic diseases is more meaningful than the treatment of late odontogenic multi-space infections. Furthermore, it is also very important to raise awareness of oral health care in remote mountainous areas of China.