Cardiac tamponade due to Actinomyces odontolyticus originating from a dentigerous cyst

Publication date: Available online 24 May 2016
Source:Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Author(s): E. Broly, J. Risse, F. Maschino, D. Wahl
We report a rare case of pericardial effusion due to Actinomyces odontolyticus in a 52 year-old female patient, originating from a dentigerous cyst, which developed on the distal aspect of a lower left third molar. The cyst had remained asymptomatic for a long period of time, with no specific functional complications.This is the first case report on a patient suffering from acute pericarditis in which the same strain of A. odontolyticus was detected both in an asymptomatic dentigerous cyst and in the pericardial fluid.



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