International Journal of Oral Health Dentistry
  • Year: 2017
  • Volume: 3
  • Issue: 2

Tuberculous Osteomyelitis in 9 year female patient: a rare case report

  • Author:
  • Amit A. Sangle1, Aruna A. Tambuwala2, Kavina Mansukhani3, Ashvini K. Vadane4,, Ashvini S. Anikhindi5
  • Total Page Count: 2
  • Page Number: 125 to 126

1Guide & Professor, Dept. of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, M.A. Rangoonwala College of Dental Sciences & Research Centre, Pune, Maharashtra

2Guide & Professor, HOD, Dept. of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, M.A. Rangoonwala College of Dental Sciences & Research Centre, Pune, Maharashtra

3Guide & Professor, Dept. of Pedodontics, M.A. Rangoonwala College of Dental Sciences & Research Centre, Pune, Maharashtra

4PG Student, Dept. of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, M.A. Rangoonwala College of Dental Sciences & Research Centre, Pune, Maharashtra

5PG Student, Dept. of Pedodontics, M.A. Rangoonwala College of Dental Sciences & Research Centre, Pune, Maharashtra

*Corresponding Author: Email: drashvinivadane@gmail.com

Online published on 14 October, 2017.

Abstract

Osteomyelitis is an inflammatory condition of the bone.(1) The word “osteomyelitis ”is derived from two greek words “osteon ”means ‘bone ”and “myelions ”means “marrow”.(6) The meaning of “osteomyelitis ”is the infection of medulla of bone. “Tuberculous osteomyelitis ”is the osteomyelitis occurring in patients who are immunocompromised as they suffer from tuberculosis.(9) Here, in this article, we are highlighting a case report of a 9 years old female patient suffering from tuberculous osteomyelitis of mandible. This case is a rare case and was successfully managed.

Keywords

Osteomyelitis, Tuberculous osteomyelitis, Tuberculosis