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Langerhans cell disease associated with pathological fracture of the mandible
Author(s) -
MacMillan A. R. G.,
Oliver A. J.,
Radden B. G.,
Lacy M. F.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
australian dental journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.701
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1834-7819
pISSN - 0045-0421
DOI - 10.1111/j.1834-7819.1991.tb04725.x
Subject(s) - pathological , mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , disease , medicine , fracture (geology) , pathology , orthodontics , biology , paleontology , botany , genus
A 27‐year‐old male suffered a fractured mandible following extraction of a tooth. It was subsequently found that the fracture occurred in an area pathologically weakened by a localized lesion of Langerhans cell disease. Since lesions of the jaws may be seen either as the first manifestation or as a complication of widespread Langerhans cell disease, the dentist has a major role in the diagnosis and management of such cases.