title: Osteomyelitis of the mandible in sickle cell homozygous patients in Nigeria.
abstract: Osteomyelitis of the mandible is a very rare complication of sickle cell disease. Three cases of chronic osteomyelitis of the mandible complicating sickle cell disease were seen over a period of 9 years at the University of Benin Dental Hospital, Benin City, Nigeria. A brief review of the current understanding of the pathogenesis of sickle cell disease is given with a suggested non-radical approach to sequestrectomy.
authors.affiliation: School of Dentistry, University of Benin, Nigeria.
authors.forename: C O
authors.initials: CO
authors.lastname: Iwu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000755:Anemia, Sickle Cell / Q000150:complications* / Q000235:genetics; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006720:Homozygote; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D009549:Nigeria; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology