Painless Swelling of the Left Jaw in a Two-Year-Old Boy

Painless Swelling of the Left Jaw in a Two-Year-Old Boy

We present a case of a 2-year-old boy with chronic suppurative osteomyelitis of the left jaw. A computed tomography (CT) scan demonstrated a periosteal reaction on the left side of the mandible with cortical destruction of the left mandibular head. The diagnosis could be confirmed histologically. Du...

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Main Authors: Sofie Woussen, Edwin Van Ovost, Herman Willekens, Marc Lemmerling
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ubiquity Press 2017-02-01
Series:Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology
Subjects:
mandible
chronic osteomyelitis
suppurative osteomyelitis
biopsy
Online Access:https://www.jbsr.be/articles/1220
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spelling doaj-5590151a33de4a77bdb0f870fd01fed52020-11-24T23:38:27ZengUbiquity PressJournal of the Belgian Society of Radiology2514-82812017-02-01101110.5334/jbr-btr.1220998Painless Swelling of the Left Jaw in a Two-Year-Old BoySofie Woussen0Edwin Van Ovost1Herman Willekens2Marc Lemmerling3AZ Sint-Lucas Hospital, GhentAZ Sint-Lucas Hospital, GhentAZ Sint-Lucas Hospital, GhentUniversity Hospital, GhentWe present a case of a 2-year-old boy with chronic suppurative osteomyelitis of the left jaw. A computed tomography (CT) scan demonstrated a periosteal reaction on the left side of the mandible with cortical destruction of the left mandibular head. The diagnosis could be confirmed histologically. During biopsy of the mandibular lesion, a purulent exudate was withdrawn.https://www.jbsr.be/articles/1220mandiblechronic osteomyelitissuppurative osteomyelitisbiopsy
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Marc Lemmerling
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Edwin Van Ovost
Herman Willekens
Marc Lemmerling
Painless Swelling of the Left Jaw in a Two-Year-Old Boy
Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology
mandible
chronic osteomyelitis
suppurative osteomyelitis
biopsy
author_facet Sofie Woussen
Edwin Van Ovost
Herman Willekens
Marc Lemmerling
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title Painless Swelling of the Left Jaw in a Two-Year-Old Boy
title_short Painless Swelling of the Left Jaw in a Two-Year-Old Boy
title_full Painless Swelling of the Left Jaw in a Two-Year-Old Boy
title_fullStr Painless Swelling of the Left Jaw in a Two-Year-Old Boy
title_full_unstemmed Painless Swelling of the Left Jaw in a Two-Year-Old Boy
title_sort painless swelling of the left jaw in a two-year-old boy
publisher Ubiquity Press
series Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology
issn 2514-8281
publishDate 2017-02-01
description We present a case of a 2-year-old boy with chronic suppurative osteomyelitis of the left jaw. A computed tomography (CT) scan demonstrated a periosteal reaction on the left side of the mandible with cortical destruction of the left mandibular head. The diagnosis could be confirmed histologically. During biopsy of the mandibular lesion, a purulent exudate was withdrawn.
topic mandible
chronic osteomyelitis
suppurative osteomyelitis
biopsy
url https://www.jbsr.be/articles/1220
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