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Rev Stomatol Chir Maxillofac
; 108(1): 65-7, 2007 Feb.
Article
in French
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-17275863
ABSTRACT
CASE REPORT: A 42 year-old patient presented a chronic submandibular tumefaction. Antibiotics were not effective. Diffuse osteolysis was noted on the panoramic. The diagnosis was provided by biopsy. The patient was cured after 9 months of antituberculosis tritherapy. DISCUSSION: Mandibular tuberculosis osteitis is extremely rare. Clinical and radiological presentation is not specific. Diagnosis can be suggested by the chronic course and the epidemiologic context.