Mandibular osteomyelitis in a patient with sickle cell anemia: report of case

Autor: L L, Patton, J S, Brahim, W D, Travis
Rok vydání: 1990
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Zdroj: Journal of the American Dental Association (1939). 121(5)
ISSN: 0002-8177
Popis: A case is presented in which mandibular osteomyelitis and mental nerve paresthesia developed in a patient with sickle cell anemia. This infection appeared to precipitate a sickle cell crisis. The mechanisms for these patients' propensity to infection and the diagnosis and management of sickle cell osteomyelitis of the jaws are discussed.
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