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SUBMITTER: Gupta R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4405963 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jul-Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Gupta Ramesh R Garg Meenu M Gupta Ajay Kumar AK Anand C C
National journal of maxillofacial surgery 20140701 2
Tuberculosis is a chronic granulomatous systemic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The oral lesions found in tuberculosis are relatively rare and may present as ulcers, erythematous patches, indurated lesions, nodules or as bony jaw lesions. Oral tubercular lesions sometimes present a confusing clinical presentation and can be overlooked. Hence, we document a case of tuberculous osteomyelitis of the maxilla in a 19-year-old female patient, who was initially treated for mul ...[more]