Journal of Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery
Volume 39, Issue 8 , Pages 570-573 , December 2011

Cervical necrotizing fasciitis of odontogenic origin involving the temporal region – A case report

  • Guido Lorenzini

      Affiliations

    • Department of Odontostomatologic and Ophthalmologic Sciences (Head: Prof. Marco Ferrari), University of Siena, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Polyclinic Santa Maria “Le Scotte”, University of Siena, Department of Odontostomatologic and Ophthalmologic Sciences, Viale Bracci 1, Cap 53100 Siena, Italy. Tel.: +39 0577585771/+39 3395842547(mobile); fax:+39 0577586155.
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  • Maria Picciotti

      Affiliations

    • Department of Odontostomatologic and Ophthalmologic Sciences (Head: Prof. Marco Ferrari), University of Siena, Italy
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  • Luca Di Vece

      Affiliations

    • Department of Odontostomatologic and Ophthalmologic Sciences (Head: Prof. Marco Ferrari), University of Siena, Italy
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  • Emanuela Pepponi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology (Head: Prof. Daniele Nuti), University of Siena, Italy
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  • Leopoldo Brindisi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology (Head: Prof. Daniele Nuti), University of Siena, Italy
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  • Valeria Vessio

      Affiliations

    • Department of Odontostomatologic and Ophthalmologic Sciences (Head: Prof. Marco Ferrari), University of Siena, Italy
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  • Marianna Maffei

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology (Head: Prof. Daniele Nuti), University of Siena, Italy
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  • Massimo Viviano

      Affiliations

    • Department of Odontostomatologic and Ophthalmologic Sciences (Head: Prof. Marco Ferrari), University of Siena, Italy

Received 15 July 2009 ,Accepted 11 May 2010.

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PII: S1010-5182(10)00122-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jcms.2010.05.002

Journal of Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery
Volume 39, Issue 8 , Pages 570-573 , December 2011

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