Case of the Week
Section Editors: Matylda Machnowska1 and Anvita Pauranik2
1University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2BC Children's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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A 54-year-old diabetic woman with immunosuppressive therapy due to renal transplant. She had a previous dental abscess treated with oral antibiotics for 2 weeks. Progressive, right-sided facial swelling and proptosis required surgical malar debridement with poor clinical response. She was transferred to a referral hospital 10 days later.