Tuberculosis (TB) has been present in the human race for thousands of years. TB is a potentially fatal contagious disease that can affect almost any part of the body but lungs are the major site of damage. Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis (EPTB) is relatively neglected, however increasing in incidence. Extrapulmonary involvement can occur in isolation or along with a pulmonary focus as in the case of patients with disseminated TB. We are describing here a case of tubercular osteomyelitis involving the jaw in a 3 years old child which is a very rare site of bone TB.
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