Open AccessTuberculous osteomyelitis of the mandibular condyle: A rare case report and review of the literature
Author(s) -
Khushboo Bhalla,
Nagaraju Kamarthi,
Sangeeta Malik,
Sumit Goel,
Swati Gupta,
Abhinav Sharma,
Isha Maheshwari
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
indian journal of case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2454-1303
pISSN - 2454-129X
DOI - 10.32677/ijcr.v7i9.3043
Subject(s) - medicine , tuberculosis , osteomyelitis , mycobacterium tuberculosis , condyle , mycobacterium bovis , dermatology , pathology , surgery
Tuberculosis (TB) is a chronic infectious granulomatous disease caused by the air-borne bacillus Mycobacterium tuberculosis and less frequently by other bacteria in the M. tuberculosis complex (Mycobacterium Bovis and Mycobacterium africanum). Tuberculous osteomyelitis of the condyle may present atypical clinical findings akin to temporomandibular joint arthritis or middle ear infections. A detailed clinical and radiographic examination aided by a histopathological and a microbiological diagnostic workup is the key to timely detection and administration of appropriate therapeutic regimens. A high degree of clinical suspicion is thus advocated in patients with such atypical presentations. We, hereby, are presenting a rare case of tuberculous osteomyelitis in a 15-year-old female child.