Submasseteric Tuberculous Lesion of Mandible: Report of a Case and Review of the Literature

Autor:	K. V. Umashankara, Kirthi Kumar Rai, N. T. Geetha, Donepudi Nanda Kishore
Rok vydání:	2014
Předmět:	medicine.medical_specialty Tuberculosis business.industry Incidence (epidemiology) Mandible Case Report RK1-715 Disease Submasseteric space medicine.disease Surgery Lesion Chronic granulomatous disease Dentistry medicine Histopathology medicine.symptom business General Dentistry
Zdroj:	Case Reports in Dentistry, Vol 2014 (2014) Case Reports in Dentistry
ISSN:	2090-6455 2090-6447
Popis:	Tuberculosis is still a major health hazard in the developing world, while its incidence has recently started to escalate after decreasing for many years. It is a chronic granulomatous disease that can affect any part of the body, including the oral cavity. Oral lesions of tuberculosis, though uncommon, are seen in both the primary and secondary stages of the disease. This paper presents a case of tuberculosis of the submasseteric space, manifesting as a persistent swelling at ramus and angle of mandible. The diagnosis was confirmed based on histopathology after an open incisional biopsy. Patient underwent antituberculosis therapy and his extraoral swelling completely resolved after 4 months of the therapy. The purpose of this paper is to emphasize the importance of early and definitive diagnosis of orofacial tuberculosis, to recognize it based on signs and symptoms, and to refer the patients suspected of active tuberculous infection for appropriate medical treatment.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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