Bilateral mandibular osteomyelitis mimicking periapical cysts in a patient with sickle cell anemia
Sickle cell anemia (SCA) is a hemoglobin disorder that occurs more commonly among Afro-descendants. The authors report the case of a 28-year-old Afro-descendent male patient with the diagnosis of homozygotic sickle cell disease (SCD) referred for evaluation of mandibular lesions. The patient’s main...
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| Language: | English |
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University of São Paulo
2015-09-01
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| Series: | Autopsy and Case Reports |
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| Online Access: | http://www.revistas.usp.br/autopsy/article/view/107011 |