The patient: A 6-year-old girl in the West Bank
The symptoms: The girl was brought to her primary dentist because she had a toothache near her back-right molars, along with a headache, swelling around her right eye, and a fever of 104 degrees Fahrenheit (40 degrees Celsius). She received acetaminophen to reduce her temperature and oral antibiotics to fight the infection, but the swelling worsened. Following two episodes of vomiting, she was admitted to a hospital pediatric ward.
