title: Tuberculous osteomyelitis of mandibular condyle: A rare encounter.
abstract: Tuberculosis (TB), one of the oldest known microbial infectious diseases affecting humans has continued to burden our healthcare system over generations. Conventionally, primary TB usually manifests as a pulmonary infection. However, the last decade has witnessed increasing reports of extrapulmonary infections. It's often atypical clinical presentations require a high degree of clinical suspicion, especially in the developing countries with a high incidence of this infectious disease. In this report, we present one such case of tuberculous osteomyelitis of the mandibular condyle where the patient reported with the complaint of swelling on the left side of the face with no apparent systemic manifestation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Government Dental College, Kottayam, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: Sanjay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Government Dental College, Kottayam, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mohan
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Government Dental College, Kottayam, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: Rupali
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lav
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Government Dental College, Kottayam, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: Bobby
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: John
keywords: Condyle; extrapulmonary tuberculosis; osteomyelitis