An unusual cause of recurrent cheek abscess: a clinical case
We report the case of a 16-year-old female who presented to us with a recurrent cheek abscess following a blow to the cheek. On drainage of the abscess, a piece of betel nut was retrieved from the cheek. The patient recalled having a betel nut in her mouth at the time of the blow.
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| author | Ashwani Sethi Anup Sabherwal Sudeepta. K. Basu Deepika Sareen |
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| description | We report the case of a 16-year-old female who presented to us with a recurrent cheek abscess following a blow to the cheek. On drainage of the abscess, a piece of betel nut was retrieved from the cheek. The patient recalled having a betel nut in her mouth at the time of the blow. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0aad6b35bc22413eab7bec66e8af936c2022-12-21T22:06:09ZengUniversidade Estadual de CampinasBrazilian Journal of Oral Sciences1677-32252015-11-0151610.20396/bjos.v5i16.8641879An unusual cause of recurrent cheek abscess: a clinical caseAshwani Sethi0Anup Sabherwal1Sudeepta. K. Basu2Deepika Sareen3Maulana Azad Medical College and associated L. N. HospitalMaulana Azad Medical College and associated L. NMaulana Azad Medical College and associated L. NMaulana Azad Medical College and associated L. NWe report the case of a 16-year-old female who presented to us with a recurrent cheek abscess following a blow to the cheek. On drainage of the abscess, a piece of betel nut was retrieved from the cheek. The patient recalled having a betel nut in her mouth at the time of the blow.https://periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br/ojs/index.php/bjos/article/view/8641879Cheek. Abscess. Foreign body. Betel nut |
| spellingShingle | Ashwani Sethi Anup Sabherwal Sudeepta. K. Basu Deepika Sareen An unusual cause of recurrent cheek abscess: a clinical case Brazilian Journal of Oral Sciences Cheek. Abscess. Foreign body. Betel nut |
| title | An unusual cause of recurrent cheek abscess: a clinical case |
| title_full | An unusual cause of recurrent cheek abscess: a clinical case |
| title_fullStr | An unusual cause of recurrent cheek abscess: a clinical case |
| title_full_unstemmed | An unusual cause of recurrent cheek abscess: a clinical case |
| title_short | An unusual cause of recurrent cheek abscess: a clinical case |
| title_sort | unusual cause of recurrent cheek abscess a clinical case |
| topic | Cheek. Abscess. Foreign body. Betel nut |
| url | https://periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br/ojs/index.php/bjos/article/view/8641879 |
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