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Garrè’s osteomyelitis with bilateral mandible: a case report 

Gao Pan1, Wang Xiaoyi1, Xuan Ming1, Ma Xiangrui1, Chang Zheng1, Xiong Shenghua2   

  1. 1. State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Dept. of Head and Neck Oncology, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China; 2. Dept. of Pathology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
  • Online:2015-08-01 Published:2015-08-01

Abstract:

Garrè’s osteomyelitis is a specific type of chronic osteomyelitis that most commonly occurs in young patients, secondary to dental infection, and affects the unilateral side of the mandible. Bilateral mandibular Garrè’s osteomyelitis is rare. In this article, a case of Garrè’s osteomyelitis with bilateral mandible is reported. Its etiology, clinical pathologic features, diagnosis, differential diagnosis, and treatment methods are discussed by reviewing relevant literature.

Key words: Garre’s osteomyelitis, chronic osteomyelitis, mandible