Abstract
Odontogenous infection in a diabetic patient often progresses to an abnormally severe state due to, among other reasons, lowered resistance to infection.
We were recently confronted with a case of mouth floor phlegmon in an undiagnosed diabetic patient. This rapidly progressed to upper mediastinitis and sepsis, although we were able to save the patient.
The following report describes our studies of the clinical symptoms and treatment of odontogenic infections in diabetic patients.
