Author(s)

Wendpouiré Patrice Laurent Guiguimdé^1,2*, Kouamé Patrice Attogbain³, Jocelyne V. W. Garé^1,2, Yamsoulougri C. L. Ouédraogo⁴, Souleymane Bougoum^1,2, Mathieu Millogo^1,2, Tarcissus Konsem^1,2

¹Training and Research Unit in Health Sciences (UFR/SDS), Joseph Ki Zerbo University, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
²Department of Odontostomatology and Maxillofacial Surgery, Yalgado Ouédraogo University Hospital, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
³Department of Surgery, UFR of Odonto-Stomatology, Félix Houphouët-Boigny University of Abidjan, Abidjan, Republic of Côte d’Ivoire.
⁴Department of Odontostomatology and Maxillofacial Surgery, Bogodogo University Hospital Center, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.

Background: Cervicofacial cellulitis is a severe infection and is responsible for a major disruption of host homeostasis. The aim of this work was to describe the haematological and biochemical variations of cervico-facial cellulitis. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted from 1 January to 31 December 2020. All patients hospitalized for cervico-facial cellulitis of dental origin were included in the study. The usual parameters of descriptive statistics were estimated for each variable. Results: Our sample consisted of 166 patients. The average age of patients with cervicofacial cellulitis in our study was 39.9 ± 15.39 years. Red blood cell count was low in 55.5% of patients and hyperleukocytosis was noted in 89.16% of patients. Platelets were normal in 43.14% of patients and 78.43% of patients had a low haematocrit (haemodilution). Anemia was noted in 64.7% of patients. In addition, 61.0% of patients had elevated uricemia and 31.17% had elevated creatinemia. Conclusion: Cellulitis is still a common condition in less privileged environments. Its diagnosis can be guided by clinical and biological findings. Consistent education of the population on oral health, and the control of biological disorders that result from it, are sufficient to greatly reduce its prevalence and the appearance of complicated forms.

Cervicofacial Cellulitis, Teeth, Haematological Variations, Biochemical Variations, Ouagadougou

Guiguimdé, W. , Attogbain, K. , Garé, J. , Ouédraogo, Y. , Bougoum, S. , Millogo, M. and Konsem, T. (2021) Haematological and Biochemical Variations in Cervico-Facial Cellulitis of Dental Origin in the City of Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso). Open Journal of Stomatology, 11, 387-398. doi: 10.4236/ojst.2021.1110034.