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Case Report

A Boy With Recurrent Swelling of the Jaw

by
Lien Haverals
1,*,
Marjolein Mattheij
1,
Esther Hoppenreijs
1,
Stefaan Bergé
1 and
Annemieke van der Weij
1
1
Emergency Department, Antwerp University Hospital, Belgium
2
Emergency Department, Antwerp University Hospital, Belgium; Department of Pediatrics, Jeroen Bosch Hospital, ‘s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
3
Department of Pediatric Rheumatology, University Medical Centre Nijmegen, The Netherlands
4
Department of Oral Surgery, University Medical Centre Nijmegen, The Netherlands
5
Department of Pediatrics, Jeroen Bosch Hospital, ‘s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Pediatr. Rep. 2017, 9(4), 7489; https://doi.org/10.4081/pr.2017.7489
Submission received: 11 November 2017 / Revised: 11 November 2017 / Accepted: 17 November 2017 / Published: 4 January 2018

Abstract

We present a 10-year old boy with recurrent swelling of the right mandibular region. Based on the diagnosis of chronic recurrent parotitis, he received only supportive treatment. Because of frequent relapses, the diagnosis was reconsidered. Magnetic resonance imaging, scintigraphy and biopsy were compatible with chronic osteomyelitis. This lead to a diagnosis of mandibular primary chronic osteomyelitis, an uncommon non-suppurative inflammatory disease of unknown origin. After decortication of the mandible, the patient recovered well. Because there were no further complaints, the follow-up was ended 18 months after the operation.
Keywords: Chronic osteomyelitis; mandibular primary chronic osteomyelitis (MPCO); chronic recurrent parotitis Chronic osteomyelitis; mandibular primary chronic osteomyelitis (MPCO); chronic recurrent parotitis

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Haverals, L.; Mattheij, M.; Hoppenreijs, E.; Bergé, S.; van der Weij, A. A Boy With Recurrent Swelling of the Jaw. Pediatr. Rep. 2017, 9, 7489. https://doi.org/10.4081/pr.2017.7489

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Haverals L, Mattheij M, Hoppenreijs E, Bergé S, van der Weij A. A Boy With Recurrent Swelling of the Jaw. Pediatric Reports. 2017; 9(4):7489. https://doi.org/10.4081/pr.2017.7489

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Haverals, Lien, Marjolein Mattheij, Esther Hoppenreijs, Stefaan Bergé, and Annemieke van der Weij. 2017. "A Boy With Recurrent Swelling of the Jaw" Pediatric Reports 9, no. 4: 7489. https://doi.org/10.4081/pr.2017.7489

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