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Death according to sepsis due to facial cellulitis: A case report

Eighty nine-year-old female patient admitted to our department via emergency room. On initial exam, she showed right facial swelling, irismus, pain, and poor oral hygiene. Tentative diagnosis was facial cellulitis. In spite of aggressive treatment such as antibiotic, incision and drainage, medically intensive therapy, she was dead with cardiopulmonary arrest and sepsis.