Medical Infrared Thermography in Odontogenic Facial Cellulitis as a Clinical Decision Support Tool. A Technical Note
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participant
2.2. Thermal Imaging Recording
2.3. Thermal Data Processing
3. Results
3.1. Case Reports
3.2. Thermal Analysis
4. Discussion
5. Limitations
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Clinical Characteristics | Patient 1 | Patient 2 |
---|---|---|
Age (years-old) | 25 | 32 |
Sex | Female | Female |
Comorbidity | Overweight | - |
Anatomical location of cellulitis | Left buccal space | Left buccal space |
Fever | 38.7 °C | No |
Dolor | Moderate | Severe |
Other symptoms | Severe trismus, difficulty to open the left eye | Mild Trismus |
Medical treatment before thermal analysis | No | Antibiotics (spiramycin/metronidazole), Ibuprofen |
Biological examination | - | Increase of polymorphonuclear neutophils and C-reactive protein |
Causative factor | Left maxillary wisdom tooth (#28) | Left mandibular wisdom tooth (#38) |
Additional radiological examination | CT scan of face and neck | Cone Beam CT |
Hospitalization | Yes | No |
Care | Intravenous antibiotics and drainage | Oral antibiotics (amoxicillin/metronidazole) and surgical debriefing |
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Derruau, S.; Bogard, F.; Exartier-Menard, G.; Mauprivez, C.; Polidori, G. Medical Infrared Thermography in Odontogenic Facial Cellulitis as a Clinical Decision Support Tool. A Technical Note. Diagnostics 2021, 11, 2045. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics11112045
Derruau S, Bogard F, Exartier-Menard G, Mauprivez C, Polidori G. Medical Infrared Thermography in Odontogenic Facial Cellulitis as a Clinical Decision Support Tool. A Technical Note. Diagnostics. 2021; 11(11):2045. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics11112045
Chicago/Turabian StyleDerruau, Stéphane, Fabien Bogard, Guillaume Exartier-Menard, Cédric Mauprivez, and Guillaume Polidori. 2021. "Medical Infrared Thermography in Odontogenic Facial Cellulitis as a Clinical Decision Support Tool. A Technical Note" Diagnostics 11, no. 11: 2045. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics11112045