Bilateral mandibular osteomyelitis mimicking periapical cysts in a patient with sickle cell anemia

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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Main Authors: Juliane Pirágine Araújo, Ana Maria Hoyos Cadavid, Celso Augusto Lemos, Marilia Trierveiler, Fabio Abreu Alves
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of São Paulo 2015-09-01
Series:Autopsy and Case Reports
Subjects:
Osteomyelitis
Anemia
Sickle Cell
Mandible
Online Access:http://www.revistas.usp.br/autopsy/article/view/107011

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