Usefulness of high-frequency ultrasonography in the diagnosis of odontogenic cutaneous fistula | Zendy

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Usefulness of high-frequency ultrasonography in the diagnosis of odontogenic cutaneous fistula

Author(s) -

Arcadi Altemir,

Maribel IglesiasSancho,

Mònica QuintanaCodina

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

anais brasileiros de dermatologia

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.461

H-Index - 44

eISSN - 1806-4841

pISSN - 0365-0596

DOI - 10.1016/j.abd.2020.06.013

Subject(s) - odontogenic , medicine , ultrasonography , fistula , radiology , dermatology , pathology

A 27-year-old female patient presented with a six-month history of a persistent and painful nodule on the chin. She referred occasional purulent exudate. There was no history of fever or systemic symptoms. Several courses of oral antibiotics had been ineffective. In the extraoral examination she presented an erythematous nodule with an important surrounding retraction (Fig. 1). Ultrasonography (Esaote MyLab Gamma, 18 MHz) revealed a hypoechoic

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