title: Osteomyelitis associated with chronic periodontitis in a patient with end-stage renal disease: a case report.
abstract: The end-stage renal patient undergoing dialysis is susceptible to a number of infections. We report a case of localized suppurative osteomyelitis of the jaws, secondary to periodontitis, in a patient with chronic renal failure, with review of the physiologic and biochemical changes associated with renal failure. The clinical, radiographic, histologic, and microbiologic findings are presented with a discussion of the differential diagnosis and treatment provided.
authors.affiliation: School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Philadelphia.
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Tomaselli
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Feldman
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Krochtengel
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fernandez
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000667:Ampicillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D010518:Periodontitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D000667:Ampicillin