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An unusual cause of recurrent cheek abscess: a clinical case
Vol. 5 No. 16 (2006), Clinical Cases
Vol. 5 No. 16 (2006)

An unusual cause of recurrent cheek abscess: a clinical case

Clinical Cases
https://doi.org/10.20396/bjos.v5i16.8641879
Published 2015-11-25
Ashwani Sethi
Maulana Azad Medical College and associated L. N. Hospital
Anup Sabherwal
Maulana Azad Medical College and associated L. N
Sudeepta. K. Basu
Maulana Azad Medical College and associated L. N
Deepika Sareen
Maulana Azad Medical College and associated L. N
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Keywords

Cheek. Abscess. Foreign body. Betel nut

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Sethi A, Sabherwal A, Basu SK, Sareen D. An unusual cause of recurrent cheek abscess: a clinical case. Braz. J. Oral Sci. [Internet]. 2015 Nov. 25 [cited 2024 Jul. 17];5(16):982-4. Available from: https://periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br/ojs/index.php/bjos/article/view/8641879
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Abstract

We report the case of a 16-year-old female who presented to us with a recurrent cheek abscess following a blow to the cheek. On drainage of the abscess, a piece of betel nut was retrieved from the cheek. The patient recalled having a betel nut in her mouth at the time of the blow.
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