Open AccessTuberculous osteomyelitis of the mandible: A rare case report
Author(s) -
Siddharth Saurabh,
Braj Bhushan Mall,
Rani Somani,
Akanksha Mishra
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of indian academy of oral medicine and radiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0975-1572
pISSN - 0972-1363
DOI - 10.4103/0972-1363.155645
Subject(s) - medicine , mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , osteomyelitis , surgery , sinus (botany) , dentistry , botany , biology , genus
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