Actinomycosis as a rare complication of orthognathic surgery

Int J Adult Orthodon Orthognath Surg. 2002 Fall;17(3):230-3.

Abstract

Modern orthognathic surgery is said to be clean contaminated due to the intraoral means of access. Complications after orthognathic surgery, a common operation, occur about 10% of the time. Actinomycosis, a rare specific infection, plays a negligible role. Diagnostically, it should be differentiated from other infections that occur a long time after the operation. Three cases of actinomycosis that occurred after orthognathic surgery were observed, and therapeutic measurements are described case by case.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abscess / drug therapy
  • Abscess / microbiology
  • Actinomycosis, Cervicofacial / drug therapy
  • Actinomycosis, Cervicofacial / etiology*
  • Adult
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Chin / surgery
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mandible / surgery*
  • Maxilla / surgery*
  • Osteotomy / adverse effects*
  • Osteotomy / instrumentation
  • Osteotomy / methods
  • Osteotomy, Le Fort / adverse effects
  • Postoperative Complications* / drug therapy
  • Tetracyclines

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Tetracyclines