Isolated tuberculous osteomyelitis of mandibular condyle: A rare presentation unmasked by domestic violence

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Case Report

Author Details : Anandita Dalal, Ankita Mehta*, Saloni Mahajan, Sunil Arora, Rajeev Sen

Volume : 9, Issue : 1, Year : 2024

Article Page : 73-75

https://doi.org/10.18231/j.jdpo.2024.013

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Abstract

Tuberculosis (TB) is a granulomatous infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tuberculosis can be pulmonary as well as extrapulmonary. Tubercular osteomyelitis accounts for about 10% of all cases of extrapulmonary tuberculosis. We present a case of a 40-year-old female with pain and swelling developing after a slap by her husband. The swelling was investigated including a biopsy and histopathological examination confirmed the diagnosis of tubercular osteomyelitis of the mandibular condyle.
 

Keywords: Tuberculosis, Condyle, Extrapulmonary tuberculosis, Tubercular osteomyelitis

How to cite : Dalal A, Mehta A, Mahajan S, Arora S, Sen R, Isolated tuberculous osteomyelitis of mandibular condyle: A rare presentation unmasked by domestic violence. IP J Diagn Pathol Oncol 2024;9(1):73-75

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