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Case Reports
. 2025 Feb;24(1):70-73.
doi: 10.1007/s12663-024-02216-2. Epub 2024 May 31.

Juvenile Tuberculous Osteomyelitis of the Mandible: A Rarity

P N Ramaraj  1 , Uday Kiran Uppada  1 , Niveda Jith  1
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Case Reports

Juvenile Tuberculous Osteomyelitis of the Mandible: A Rarity

P N Ramaraj et al. J Maxillofac Oral Surg. 2025 Feb.

Abstract

Due to its unusual occurrence in the oral and maxillofacial region, a suspicion of the oral tuberculous manifestation does not arise, particularly in the absence of a positive history of systemic infection or therapy. Diagnosing a case of tuberculous osteomyelitis involving the mandible in the absence of pathognomonic signs of tuberculous infection, particularly in a juvenile patient, is extremely difficult. We report a similar case with an intention to caution the clinicians that the documented cases of tuberculous osteomyelitis in the oral and maxillofacial region are increasing in the recent past.

Keywords: Mandible; Osteomyelitis; Tuberculosis.

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