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Infantile osteopetrosis: a case report with osteomyolitis of the maxilla

  • Jose Martin Toranzo Fernandez1,*,
  • Miguel Angel Noyola Frias2
  • Sandra Patricia Duarte Hernandez3

1Chief Oral and Maxillofacial Service, Hospital Central ' Dr. Ignacio Morones Prieto', Universidad Autonoma de San Luis Potosi

2Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Hospital Central Dr. lgnacio Morones Prieto

3Oral and maxillofacial Surgery, Hospital Central 'Dr. lgnacio Morones Prieto

DOI: 10.17796/jcpd.27.1.2q4w7l0p73r54l27 Vol.27,Issue 1,September 2002 pp.77-80

Published: 01 September 2002

*Corresponding Author(s): Jose Martin Toranzo Fernandez E-mail: sdhcmf@hotmail.com.mx

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Abstract

A case of a pediatric patient diagnosed with osteopetrosis complicated by osteomyelitis in the maxilla is presented. The combined medical-surgical treatment for this type of patient is discussed.


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Jose Martin Toranzo Fernandez,Miguel Angel Noyola Frias,Sandra Patricia Duarte Hernandez. Infantile osteopetrosis: a case report with osteomyolitis of the maxilla. Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry. 2002. 27(1);77-80.

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