Open AccessSurgical management of an odontogenic cutaneous sinus tract misdiagnosed for 4 years
Author(s) -
Latifa Hammouda,
Dorsaf Touil,
Amira Kikly,
Karim Jlassi,
Nabiha Douki
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.5333
Subject(s) - medicine , odontogenic , sinus (botany) , radicular cyst , radiography , surgery , dermatology , odontogenic cyst , dentistry , pathology , botany , biology , genus
A cutaneous sinus tract of dental origin may easily be misdiagnosed and incorrectly treated. This paper reported a case of a 20‐year‐old male patient referred for a productive cutaneous sinus tract misdiagnosed by medical doctors for more than 4 years. The clinical and radiographic examinations confirmed the odontogenic origin related to a mandibular first right molar presenting an infected radicular cyst. Surgical treatment was performed leading to a significant healing of the sinus tract.