Osteomyelitis of the jaws in pycnodysostosis.
Pycnodysostosis is a rare sclerosing bone disorder in which osteomyelitis of the jaws is a frequent complication. Treatment of osteomyelitis of the jaws in pycnodysostosis is difficult and may lead to large resections. A review of the literature and 3 new cases in which osteomyelitis was successfully treated by a combined surgical and antibiotic approach, are reported.
D000328:Adult; D004392:Dwarfism / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007571:Jaw Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000209:etiology*; D010022:Osteopetrosis / Q000150:complications*; D012886:Skull / Q000002:abnormalities*; D013577:Syndrome