Traumatic bone cyst of the mandible in a 10-year-old boy.
Although rare, the presentation of mandibular cysts in children can be difficult for medical providers to recognize. We present a case of a 10-year-old boy who presented to our pediatric emergency department with a painful swelling of his chin on multiple occasions before the diagnosis of a traumatic mandibular bone cyst with superinfection was made. A review of the literature regarding the presentation and management of cystic lesions of the mandible in children is presented.
Bechtel
Kirsten
K
Department of Pediatrics, Section of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, Yale New Haven Children's Hospital, New Haven, CT 06504, USA. Kirsten.bechtel@yale.edu
Soltis
Michael
M
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001845:Bone Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents