Osteomyelitis of the mandible due to Aggregatibacter (<i>Actinobacillus</i>) actinomycetemcomitans
<i>Aggregatibacter</i> (<i>Actinobacillus</i>) <i>actinomycetemcomitans</i> is a capnoic gram negative coccobacilli known to produce juvenile periodontitis. This organism was isolated in pure culture from an unusual case of osteomyelitis of the mandible. The patie...
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications,
2009-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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| Summary: | <i>Aggregatibacter</i> (<i>Actinobacillus</i>) <i>actinomycetemcomitans</i> is a capnoic gram negative coccobacilli known to produce juvenile periodontitis. This organism was isolated in pure culture from an unusual case of osteomyelitis of the mandible. The patient was treated with tetracycline, which is the drug of choice for <i>A. actinomycetemcomitans</i> and the clinical response improved. From our limited review of the literature, it appears that this is the first case of osteomyelitis due to <i>A.actinomycetemcomitans</i> reported in India. |
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