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Evidence to support the hypothesis of tuberculosis as a cause of extreme osteonecrosis and osteomyelitis of the mandible in a West African population
- Source :
- International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 45:1600-1606
- Publication Year :
- 2016
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2016.
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Abstract
- Maxillofacial tuberculosis (TB) is rare. The cases of 19 patients showing extreme bony destruction in the mandible, collected over a 3-month period in West Africa, are presented. Clinical, radiographic, and histological evidence indicated Mycobacterium tuberculosis as a possible cause. Further studies are in progress.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Tuberculosis
Adolescent
Population
Sierra Leone
Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular
West africa
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Young Adult
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Humans
Medicine
Mandibular Diseases
education
Aged
education.field_of_study
biology
business.industry
Osteomyelitis
Osteonecrosis
Mandible
030206 dentistry
Middle Aged
Liberia
medicine.disease
biology.organism_classification
Dermatology
Surgery
West african
Otorhinolaryngology
030220 oncology & carcinogenesis
Female
Oral Surgery
business
Bony destruction
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 09015027
- Volume :
- 45
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....8701852ff4623c1af72316abbb4e504c