Bilateral osteomyelitis of the mandible in pycnodysostosis. A case report.
A dwarf suffering from pycnodysostosis was treated for 2 episodes of chronic osteomyelitis of the mandible occurring at an interval of 6 years. Pycnodysostostis, a variant of osteopetrosis, occurs only in dwarfs and is characterised by increased density of bone which may lead to increased susceptibility to fracture and inflammatory disease.
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School of Dentistry, University of Benin, Nigeria.
D000328:Adult; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000002:abnormalities; D004392:Dwarfism; D004413:Dysostoses; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000473:pathology*; D010022:Osteopetrosis