Combined treatment by antibiotic therapy and surgery of chronic mandibular osteomyelitis: a case report

Pozza, Daniel Humberto; Ribeiro Neto, Nelson; Macedo Sobrinho, João Batista de; Santos, Jean Nunes dos

Artigo de Periódico

Fecha

2006-01

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POZZA, D. H. et al. Combined treatment by antibiotic therapy and surgery of chronic mandibular osteomyelitis: a case report. R. Ci. méd. biol., Salvador, v. 5, n. 1, p. 75-79, jan./abr. 2006.

2236-5222

http://repositorio.ufba.br/ri/handle/ri/20440

v.5, n. 1

http://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/4016371

Autor

Pozza, Daniel Humberto

Ribeiro Neto, Nelson

Macedo Sobrinho, João Batista de

Santos, Jean Nunes dos

Institución

Universidade Federal da Bahia (Brasil)

Resumen

Chronic osteomyelitis of the mandible is usually a difficult pathology to resolve. Treatment has included long-term antibiotics, and surgical debridement, aggressive in some cases. This paper reports a 54-year-old female with an eight-month-mandibular chronic osteomyelitis who was successfully treated with the combination of medication and surgical intervention.

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