Case Report: Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus with Oral Abscess and Obesity I

Fatkurochman Fatkurochman (Puskesmas Pangkah)
Aghnaa Gayatri (Department of Family and Community Medicine Faculty of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing Universitas Gadjah Mada)

Review of Primary Care Practice and Education (Kajian Praktik dan Pendidikan Layanan Primer)
Vol 2, No 3 (2019): September

Patient Mrs. L, a 62 y.o woman, private job, Javanese, address Kalikangkung Village RT/RW 03/06, Pangkah Subdistrict, Tegal Regency came to the Nusa Penida I Puskesmas to check blood sugar levels due to dentist referral with a molar tooth abscess 1 above right. The patient's right cheek is swollen for 2 days, pain when chewing and radiating to the right ear. Pulsating pain in the right upper jaw. The patient feels a foul smell coming from the oral cavity. The patient feels fever and headache. The maxillary teeth are sensitive to cold or heat for 2 weeks when eating hot or cold foods feels like the pain is electrocuted to the right temple. Previously the patient had never checked his blood sugar level.