著者

加納 欣徳 山本 忠

出版者

Japanese Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

雑誌

日本口腔外科学会雑誌 (ISSN:00215163)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.43, no.7, pp.573-575, 1997-07-20

被引用文献数

1

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<I>Salmonella</I> enteritidis (<I>S</I>. enteritidis) often causes bacterial food poisoning. However, infection, with the exception of gastroenteritis, caused by <I>S</I>. enteritidis is very rare. This report describes a case of submandibular abscess caused by <I>S</I>. enteritidis, which we encountered recently. We believe that this is the first reported case of <I>S</I>. enteritidis infection in the oral and maxillofacial region.<BR>A 42-year-old man visited our hospital because of right submandibular swelling after the extraction of his right wisdom tooth. His general condition was good, except that he had discontinued treatment for diabetes mellitus. Surgical drainage was perfomed, and <I>S</I>. enteritidis was detected from the pus but not from feces. Therefore, he was given tosufloxacin for 2 weeks.<BR>The route of infection in this case was thought to be poisoned food. Furthermore, <I>S</I>. enteritidis directly invaded an extracted dental socket.