Acute prevertebral abscesses caused by bacterial-infected traumatic tooth fractures

Kazuyuki Matsunaga; Makoto Takemaru; Keisuke Yamashiro; Chiaki Yoshihara-Hirata; Ken Inohara; Yutaka Shimoe; Akio Tanaka; Masaru Kuriyama; Shogo Takashiba

Acute prevertebral abscesses caused by bacterial-infected traumatic tooth fractures

Kazuyuki Matsunaga, Makoto Takemaru, Keisuke Yamashiro, Chiaki Yoshihara-Hirata, Ken Inohara, Yutaka Shimoe, Akio Tanaka, Masaru Kuriyama, Shogo Takashiba

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Abstract

We report a case of acute prevertebral abscess caused by traumatic tooth fractures in a 77-year-old Japanese man. After being transferred to our hospital the patient was initially diagnosed with a neck hematoma; however, blood culture showed Streptococcus parasanguinis, an oral bacterium, and an MRI examination suggested prevertebral abscesses. Tooth fractures, severe periodontitis, and peri-implantitis with Streptococcus parasanguinis were observed. Antibiotics were administered and fractured teeth were extracted. The patient's condition then gradually improved. We concluded that bacteremia caused by traumatic tooth fractures induced the acute prevertebral abscesses.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	449-456
Number of pages	8
Journal	Acta medica Okayama
Volume	73
Issue number	5
Publication status	Published - 2019

Keywords

Deep neck infection
Peri-implantitis
Periodontal disease
Prevertebral abscess
Streptococcus parasanguinis

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Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all)

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Acute prevertebral abscesses caused by bacterial-infected traumatic tooth fractures

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