2. STREPTOCOCCUS found in water, soil, vegetation. Strep is
often the cause of skininfections, sore throat, sinusinfections,
bronchitis, pneumonia,meningitis, and heart valveinfections. appear
in chains of varying length several species are indigenous
inanimals & man found in skin, oral cavity,respiratory tract 3.
CELLULITIS is a localized or diffuse inflammation of
connectivetissue with severe inflammation of dermal andsubcutaneous
layers of the skin. result when streptococcus bacteria invade the
skinthrough a cut or scrape. This is an infection of the deepest
layers of the skinand usually occurs on the face or legs. 4.
PREVENTION Wash your wound daily with soap and water. Apply an
antibiotic cream or ointment. Watch for signs of infection. 5.
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS Cellulitis causes the area of affected skin to
become red, hot,swollen, and tender or painful. Symptoms that
develop before, or in combination with: nausea shivering chills a
general sense of feeling unwell 6. DENTAL CORRELATIONThe infection
can spread via blood, lymph and tissue spaces. In dentistry,
themost relevant tissue spaces are the Pterygomandibular Space
Lateralpharyngeal Space Retropharyngeal Space Infratemporal Fossa
Buccal Space Vestibular Space Sublingual Space Submandibular Space
Submental Space 7. PATHWAY OF SPREAD FORBUCCAL SPACE 8. TREATMENT
Antibiotic regimens are effective in more than90% of patients.
However, all but the smallest of abscesses require drainage for
resolution, regardless ofthe microbiology of the infection. In many
instances, if the abscess is relatively isolated, with little
surroundingtissue involvement, drainage may suffice without theneed
for antibiotics.
