title: Tuberculosis of the jaws.
abstract: Two cases of tuberculosis of the jaws, one of tuberculous osteomyelitis and one of tuberculous granuloma, are presented. These lesions were the only manifestations of the disease in the patients, and the possibility that they were primary lesions is discussed. Although tuberculosis rarely affects the jaws, it should be considered in the differential diagnosis, since this disease, continues to be a health problem in both developed and underdeveloped countries.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sepheriadou-Mavropoulou
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yannoulopoulos
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D008439:Maxillary Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000473:pathology; D014375:Tuberculoma / Q000473:pathology; D014394:Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular / Q000473:pathology*