Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5641835 | Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery | 2016 | 12 Pages |
Abstract
This report describes a rare case of pericardial effusion owing to Actinomyces odontolyticus in a 52-year-old woman that originated from a dentigerous cyst, which developed on the distal aspect of a lower left third molar. The cyst had remained asymptomatic for a long period, with no specific functional complications. This is the first case report of a patient with acute pericarditis in which the same strain of A odontolyticus was detected in an asymptomatic dentigerous cyst and in the pericardial fluid.
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Authors
Elyette DDS, Jessie MD, François DDS, Denis MD, PhD,