title: Enteric bacteria mandibular osteomyelitis.
abstract: Osteomyelitis of the mandible is a relatively rare inflammatory disease that usually stems from the odontogenic polymicrobial flora of the oral cavity. We are reporting 2 unusual cases of mandibular osteomyelitis resulting from enteric bacteria infection. In one patient, abundant clinical evidence suggested a diagnosis of a chronic factitious disease, whereas in the second patient no obvious etiology was found.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland. Paolo.Scolozzi@hospvd.ch <Paolo.Scolozzi@hospvd.ch>
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Scolozzi
authors.forename: Tommaso
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lombardi
authors.forename: Timothy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Edney
authors.forename: Bertrand
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Jaques
mesh_terms: D001860:Bone Plates; D016983:Enterococcus / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019248:Jaw Fixation Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000601:surgery; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D008337:Mandibular Fractures / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D019647:Oral Surgical Procedures; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D011514:Proteus vulgaris / Q000472:pathogenicity