World J Oral Maxillofac Surg | Volume 2, Issue 1 | Case Report | Open Access
Touil Hajer* and Bouzaiene M
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital of Mahdia, Tunisia
*Correspondance to: Touil Hajer
Fulltext PDFTuberculous is a worldwide public health problem; however, primary tuberculous osteomyelitis involving the mandible is extremely rare and has no specific clinical appearance. Here, we report an 82-year-old woman who presented with an unhealed ulcer evolving the mandibular associated to multiple cervical lymph nodes. Computed tomography of the head and neck revealed an osteolytic lesion of the mandible. An intraoral incision biopsy of the ulcer showed a granulomatous lesion. The patient was started on anti-tubercular therapy for six months. Our patient’s presentation highlights considering tuberculous osteomyelitis in the differential diagnosis.
Tuberculous; Mandible; Prognosis
Touil Hajer, Bouzaiene M. An Uncommon Disease Revealed by Ulceration of the Mandibular Gingiva. World J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2019;2(1):1021.