danger triangle of the face

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danger triangle of the face (uncountable)

  1. (anatomy) The area of the face from the bridge of the nose to the corners of the mouth, in which infections can more easily spread to the brain due to venous connections.
    • 1938, Merit Badge Series‎[1], volumes 66–81:
      […] made by the corners of the mouth with the apex between the eyes—the danger triangle of the face.
    • 1980, Keith L. Moore, Clinically Oriented Anatomy‎[2], Williams & Wilkins, page 1061:
      Photograph of a 12-year-old girl illustrating the danger triangle of the face. Veins in this area communicate with the superior ophthalmic veins which drain into the cavernous sinus posterior to the orbit.
    • 2007, R. M. Kirk, Marc C. Winslet, Essential General Surgical Operations, Elsevier Health Sciences, page 56:
      Be cautious about carrying out any manipulative procedure on localized infections in the danger triangle of the face – between the nasolabial fold and upper lip; there is a danger of organisms entering the facial venous system, travelling retrogradely to the cavernous sinus, and causing septic thrombosis.

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