Extensive Deep Neck Infection : An Emergent Presentation of Dentigerous Cyst

Gong, Sung Ho; Choi, Yong Joon; Yu, Gun Hee; Lim, Yun-Sung

doi:10.35420/jcohns.2015.26.2.283

J Clin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2015; 26(2):283-287

pISSN: 1225-0244, eISSN: 2713-833X

DOI: https://doi.org/10.35420/jcohns.2015.26.2.283

증례

광범위한 심경부 감염으로 발현된 함치성 낭종

공성호¹, 최용준¹, 유건희¹, 임윤성¹^,^*

Extensive Deep Neck Infection : An Emergent Presentation of Dentigerous Cyst

Sung Ho Gong¹, Yong Joon Choi¹, Gun Hee Yu¹, Yun-Sung Lim¹^,^*

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¹동국대학교 의과대학 일산병원 이비인후-두경부외과

¹Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Ilsan Hospital, Goyang, Korea

^*교신저자: 임윤성, 10326 경기도 고양시 일산동구 동국로 27 동국대학교 의과대학 일산병원 이비인후-두경부외과 전화 :(031) 961-7439·전송 :(031) 961-7427 E-mail:splash1@daum.net

© Copyright 2015 The Busan, Ulsan, Gyeoungnam Branch of Korean Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. This is an Open-Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Received: Jun 22, 2015; Revised: Aug 20, 2015; Accepted: Sep 25, 2015

Published Online: May 31, 2020

ABSTRACT

Dentigerous cyst is one of the most prevalent types of odontogenic cysts and is associated with the crown of an unerupted or developing tooth. Although mostly asymptomatic, some of untreated denigerous cysts may displace adjacent teeth and cause complications such as jaw fracture, maxillary sinusitis or oroantral fistula. We report a 69-year-old female with dentigerous cyst, who had extensive deep neck infection which resulted in a life-threatening airway obstruction. (J Clinical Otolaryngol 2015;26:283-287)

Keywords: 함치성 낭종; 농양; 기도 폐쇄

Keywords: Dentigerous cyst; Abscess; Airway obstruction