TITLE:
A Pediatric Case of Tuberculous Osteomyelitis of the Mandible Mimicking a Bony Malignant Tumor
AUTHORS:
Alaoui Siham Mehdaoui, Asmae Akhana, Karim Gharnati, Dounia Kamal, Abdellatif Oudidi, Mohammed Noureddine Elalami El Amine
KEYWORDS:
Tuberculosis, Mandible, Child, Biopsy, Drugs
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Tuberculosis Research,
Vol.9 No.2,
June
24,
2021
ABSTRACT: Background: Tuberculosis is a granulomatous infectious
disease which is still being a real health problem in developing countries.
Mainly, this specific infection affects pulmonary sites, but, the occurrence in
extra-pulmonary sites is more and more reported. However, when extra-pulmonary
tuberculosis affects the cervico-facial
region, the cervical lymph nodes are the most involved. Aim: Throughout this case report, we put emphasis on keeping in mind of the possible
tuberculous infection in a chronic lesion of mandible in children. Case
presentation: In this article, we present a case of a 2-year-old
child who was complaining of swelling of the right angle of the mandible. The
computed tomography showed an osteolytic
lesion suggesting tuberculous osteomyelitis but didn’t rule out a bony
malignant neoplasm of the mandible. The histological examination of biopsy of
the lesion proved the tuberculous osteomyelitis
of the mandible. The child has received anti-tubercular therapy for 9 months, and she marked a good recovery. Conclusion: In children, tuberculous osteomyelitis of the mandible is a curable disease
without sequel when diagnosis is given at the right time.