Primary tubercular osteomyelitis of mandible: rare presentation of a common disease.
Secondary tuberculosis of mandible is an uncommon complication of primary tuberculosis elsewhere in the body, most frequently, in the lungs. Primary tuberculosis of the mandible is a very rare entity, of which only eight cases have been reported in literature till date. A case of primary tuberculosis of mandible in a 9-year-old girl is presented here.
Department of Pediatrics Advanced Pediatric Centre, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh.
Suresh
S
Kumar
Rakesh
R
Kumar
Meenu
M
Singh
D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004322:Drainage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014394:Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*
D000995:Antitubercular Agents