Primary tuberculous osteomyelitis of the mandible: A rare case report

• Main Authors: J Kannaperuman (Author), Gowri Natarajarathinam (Author), Anusha V Rao (Author), Sudha Palanimuthu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Tuberculosis (TB) has become a rare disease in the developed countries but it is still a serious problem in developing countries. Incidence of tuberculous osteomyelitis of the jaw bones is very low. This rare incidence is the primary reason that this lesion gets mis-diagnosed many times. Here we rep...