Orbital Apex Syndrome Causing Blindness Secondary to a Vertical Root Fracture of a Tooth.


Journal

The Journal of craniofacial surgery
ISSN: 1536-3732
Titre abrégé: J Craniofac Surg
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 9010410

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Jun 2020
Historique:
pubmed: 17 3 2020
medline: 3 10 2020
entrez: 17 3 2020
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

The authors report a case of a 35-year-old man who presented with left maxillary toothache associated with left sided facial pain and a rapidly progressive loss of vision in the left eye. Clinical and radiological assessments revealed it to be an odontogenic orbital apex syndrome secondary to a vertical root fracture of a tooth. The infection was treated and controlled, postoperative follow-up showed no recurrent inflammation and the patient recovered well. However, the vision was lost permanently. Odontogenic orbital apex syndrome is a rare, aggressive disease. Once the infection spreads, it progresses rapidly, becoming a dangerous condition. To achieve better prognosis and improve survival rates, dental practitioners and oral surgeons should be aware of this distinct presentation and should have a high index of suspicion for the complication of tooth-related problems however minor they may seem.

Identifiants

pubmed: 32176009
doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000006316
pii: 00001665-202006000-00093
doi:

Types de publication

Case Reports Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

e378-e380

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Auteurs

Jun Li (J)

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University.

Jing Huang (J)

Institute for Translational Medicine, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China.

Yu Qiu (Y)

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University.

Lisong Lin (L)

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University.

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