Authors
Citation
P. Kothari et al., TUBERCULOSIS OF THE MANDIBLE IN A CHILD, Journal of Laryngology and Otology, 112(6), 1998, pp. 585-587
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Otorhinolaryngology
Journal title
ISSN journal
00222151
Volume
112
Issue
6
Year of publication
1998
Pages
585 - 587
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-2151(1998)112:6<585:TOTMIA>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
The incidence of notification of tuberculosis is increasing in the dev
eloped world. The disease has a variable mode of presentation and ther
efore diagnosis is not easy. We present an unusual case of tuberculosi
s involving the ramus of the mandible in a six-year-old boy and outlin
e its management.