Table 2 Clinical description of the children admitted at the paediatric emergency department for odontogenic cellulitis.
Variables | Yes | No | Not reported |
|---|---|---|---|
Painful examination, n (%) | 433 (68) | 61 (10) | 142 (22) |
Erythema, n (%) | 104 (16) | 67 (11) | 465 (73) |
Trismus, n (%) | 130 (20) | 317 (50) | 189 (30) |
Warm and inflamed skin, n (%) | 43 (7) | 464 (73) | 129 (20) |
Swelling with hot and inflammatory skin, n (%) | 156 (34) | 351 (46) | 129 (20) |
Fever, n (%) | 109 (17) | 524 (82) | 3 (1) |
Dyspnoea, n (%) | 2 (0) | 137 (22) | 497 (78) |
Dysphagia, n (%) | 25 (4) | 118 (19) | 493 (78) |
Dysphonia, n (%) | 4 (1) | 55 (9) | 577 (91) |
Shock (hypotension, tachycardia), n (%) | 11 (2) | 616 (97) | 9 (1) |
Local warm redness, n (%) | 199 (31) | 308 (49) | 129 (20) |
Facial oedema, n (%) | 463 (73) | 44 (7) | 129 (20) |
Crepitations, n (%) | 1 (0) | 506 (80) | 129 (20) |
Local depression, n (%) | 0 (0) | 497 (80) | 129 (20) |
