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Case Reports
. 1998 Jun;112(6):585-7.
doi: 10.1017/s0022215100141179.

Tuberculosis of the mandible in a child

P Kothari  1 , L Bartella, J Carter, O Chan, K Piper
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Tuberculosis of the mandible in a child

P Kothari et al. 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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