چكيده لاتين :
AIthough dental foci can be sources of bacteremia and bacterial
endocarditis, hematogenous spread of infection presented
with septic pulmonary embolism apparently is rare. The occurrence
of septic pulmonary embolism in patients with periodontal
disease without suppurative thrombophlebitis of the
great vessels of the neck is weiI documented but to our knowledge,
there is no report on septic pulmonary embolism in immunocompetent
patients following root canal treatment. Here
in we present a 42-year-old man who referred to our hospital
because of fever, left sided pleuritic chest pain, and scanty
productive cough. Chest radiography and computed tomography
revealed multiple nodular shadows with features characteristic
of septic pulmonary embolism. His medical history
revealed dental care clinic visit and root canal treatment 2
weeks earlier . In the present case, the results of extensive investigations
were negative for other potential causes of septic
pulmonary embolism and dental pocket was considered to be
the only possible source for the disease.
