Primary tuberculous osteomyelitis of the mandible- A Rare Case Report

摘要

Tuberculousosteomyelitis of mandibleis an extremely rare condition, particularly in comparisonto pyogenic infections and neoplastic diseases involving the mandible. Although a rare occurrence, the differential diagnosis of tuberculous osteomyelitis must always keep in dentist's mind when the routine therapy fails to respond. Here, we report anunusual case of primary tubercular osteomyelitis of the mandible where the biopsy of the lesion alone haslead tonearfinal diagnosis of the case andthere after antituberculartherapy subsidedthe swelling.