Acute Pericarditis and Acute Pleuritis/Empyema Following Submandibular Infection in a COVID-19 Positive Patient - an Autopsy Revealing the Danger Space of the Neck

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Authors

Jessica D. Anderson, Beaumont Health Resident
Seyedalireza Fatemi, Beaumont Health Resident
Joseph Fullmer, Beaumont Health
Ping I. Zhang, Beaumont Health

Description

Acute pericarditis and empyema are life-threatening complications of severe odontogenic infections; reports of these findings from an autopsy perspective are rare. We report an autopsy case demonstrating infection from the mandibular molars to the pericardium and pleura in a patient following Covid-19 infection

Publication Date

10-2022

Keywords

pericarditis, empyema, Covid-19

Disciplines

Pathology

Recommended Citation

Anderson JD, Fatemi S, Fullmer J, Zhang PI. Acute pericarditis and acute pleuritis/empyema following submandibular infection in a COVID-19 positive patient - an autopsy revealing the danger space of the neck. The College of American Pathologists 2022 Annual Meeting (CAP22); 2022 Oct 8-11; New Orleans, LA.

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The College of American Pathologists 2022 Annual Meeting (CAP22), New Orleans, LA, October 8-11, 2022.