Case Report

Year : 2022 | Volume : 7 | Issue : 1 | Page : 32 - 38

A MEDICATION-RESISTANT ACTINOMYCES OSTEOMYELITIS OF THE MANDIBLE

Fadi Makhoul1, Joul Kassis2

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Wadi International University (WIU)- Homs-Syria1, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Damascus University, Damascus,Syria2

Address for correspondence:

Joul Kassis,

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Damascus University, Damascus, Syria

Email:joulkassis@outlook.com

ABSTRACT:

Actinomycosis is a chronic, slow growing but relatively uncommon infectious process affecting the maxillofacial skeleton. We report a case of Actinomycosis refractory to medication that developed at a surgical extraction site of lower impacted teeth in a 22-year- old female patient. This case was managed using povidone irrigation during surgical debridement followed by chlorhexidine dressing, this showed a significant healing process of the infection over a period of three months.

Key-words: Actinomycosis, osteomyelitis, mandible, chlorhexidine, povidone

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How to cite this article:

Fadi Makhoul, Joul Kassis. A Medication-Resistant Actinomyces Osteomyelitis of the Mandible.Int J Head Neck Pathol. 2022; 5(1):32- 38.Received: 02-05-2022; Accepted: 14-06-2022; Web Published: 21.06.2022