title: Tuberculous osteomyelitis of the mandible with diffuse swelling of the floor of the mouth: a case report.
abstract: Primary orofacial tuberculosis (TB) is uncommon, especially with regard to the jaw. We report an unusual case for which the final diagnosis was tuberculous osteomyelitis of the mandible with cervical tuberculous lymphadenitis. The follow-up examinations for our patient showed complete regression of the swelling and healing of the mandibular lesion after 4 months of TB antibiotic therapy. The purpose of the present study was to alert clinicians to our findings and encourage them to consider oral TB in the differential diagnosis for jaw lesions with multiple enlarged cervical lymph nodes.
authors.affiliation: Resident, Departments of Oromaxillofacial-Head and Neck Surgery and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, China Medical University School of Stomatology, Shenyang, Liaoning, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Shuang
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bai
authors.affiliation: Professor, Head of Department of Oromaxillofacial-Head and Neck Surgery, Departments of Oromaxillofacial-Head and Neck Surgery and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, China Medical University School of Stomatology, Shenyang, Liaoning, People's Republic of China. Electronic address: changfusun@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Chang-Fu
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Sun
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D009060:Mouth Floor / Q000473:pathology*; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D009333:Neck / Q000473:pathology; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D013362:Sublingual Gland Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D014388:Tuberculosis, Lymph Node / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014394:Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular / Q000175:diagnosis*
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents