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Tuberculosis of the mandible in a child

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Prasad Kothari ,
Lia Bartella ,
John Carter ,
Otto Chan  and
Kim Piper
Prasad Kothari*
Affiliation:
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel, London, UK.
Lia Bartella
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology, Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel, London, UK.
John Carter
Affiliation:
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel, London, UK.
Otto Chan
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology, Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel, London, UK.
Kim Piper
Affiliation:
Department of Oral Pathology, Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel, London, UK.
*
Address for correspondence: Mr Prasad Kothari, 12A West Court, North Wembley, Middlesex HA0 3QH.
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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.

Keywords

TuberculosisMandible
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 112 , Issue 6 , June 1998 , pp. 585 - 587
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1998

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