Tuberculous Osteomyelitis of the Mandible With Diffuse Swelling of the Floor of the Mouth: A Case Report

Primary orofacial tuberculosis (TB) is uncommon, especially with regard to the jaw. We report an unusual case for which the final diagnosis was tuberculous osteomyelitis of the mandible with cervical tuberculous lymphadenitis. The follow-up examinations for our patient showed complete regression of the swelling and healing of the mandibular lesion after 4 months of TB antibiotic therapy. The purpose of the present study was to alert clinicians to our findings and encourage them to consider oral TB in the differential diagnosis for jaw lesions with multiple enlarged cervical lymph nodes. Crown Copyright (c) 2014 Published by Elsevier Inc on behalf of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. All rights reserved