Journal of Clinical and Translational Endocrinology Case Reports (Dec 2017)

Bacteremia after chewing in a patient with severe chronic periodontitis and diabetes mellitus type 2: A brief report

  • Hilana Paula Carillo Artese,
  • Priscila Larcher Longo,
  • Dione Kawamoto,
  • Giovane Hisse Gomes,
  • Márcia Pinto Alves Mayer,
  • Giuseppe Alexandre Romito,
  • Anna Carolina Ratto Tempestini Horliana

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 6
pp. 1 – 3

Abstract

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This study evaluated systemic bacteremia caused by chewing in a 42-year-old male with chronic severe periodontitis and uncontrolled type 2 diabetes mellitus. Aerobic and anaerobic Gram-positive bacilli were detected by culture, and Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans and Porphyromonas gingivalis by real time polymerase chain reaction in blood samples. Keywords: Bacteremia, Periodontitis, Diabetes type 2