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doi: 10.1017/s0022215100141179.
Tuberculosis of the mandible in a child
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- DOI: 10.1017/s0022215100141179
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Tuberculosis of the mandible in a child
J Laryngol Otol.
1998 Jun.
Abstract
The incidence of notification of tuberculosis is increasing in the developed world. The disease has a variable mode of presentation and therefore diagnosis is not easy. We present an unusual case of tuberculosis involving the ramus of the mandible in a six-year-old boy and outline its management.
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