Tuberculous osteomyelitis of the mandible: A rare case report
When compared to pyogenic infections and neoplastic diseases involving the mandible, tuberculous osteomyelitis of the mandible is extremely rare. Hereby, we are reporting such a type of case in a 15-year-old male, who presented with a draining sinus over the right mandible since 3 months which later...
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications,
2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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| Summary: | When compared to pyogenic infections and neoplastic diseases involving the mandible, tuberculous osteomyelitis of the mandible is extremely rare. Hereby, we are reporting such a type of case in a 15-year-old male, who presented with a draining sinus over the right mandible since 3 months which later proved to be tuberculous osteomyelitis in absence of a primary focus and which responded well to anti-tubercular treatment. |
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| Item Description: | 0972-1363 0975-1572 10.4103/0972-1363.155645 |