Entamoeba gingivalis in Acute Osteomyelitis of the Mandible
An 86-year-old woman presented with osteonecrosis of the mandible following bisphosphonate therapy for multiple myeloma, and underwent surgical debridement and multiple dental extractions. Histopathologic examination of the necrotic bone fragments revealed acute osteomyelitis with mixed flora and or...
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| description | An 86-year-old woman presented with osteonecrosis of the mandible following bisphosphonate therapy for multiple myeloma, and underwent surgical debridement and multiple dental extractions. Histopathologic examination of the necrotic bone fragments revealed acute osteomyelitis with mixed flora and organisms morphologically consistent with Entamoeba gingivalis. In addition to oral scrapings and sputum, E. gingivalis has been identified in specimens obtained from the uterus, cervix, neck lymph nodes, and lung. It is rarely found in lesions of the head and neck. We present an unusual case of E. gingivalis in acute osteomyelitis of the mandible, following bisphosphonate therapy for multiple myeloma. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of E. gingivalis in association with osteomyelitis. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-66e82801aea8454f83e3a789f53a9ad02025-02-03T06:06:10ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352011-01-01201110.1155/2011/357301357301Entamoeba gingivalis in Acute Osteomyelitis of the MandibleFeriyl Bhaijee0Diana Bell1University of Mississippi Medical Center, 2500 North State Street, Jackson, MS 39216, USADepartment of Pathology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030, USAAn 86-year-old woman presented with osteonecrosis of the mandible following bisphosphonate therapy for multiple myeloma, and underwent surgical debridement and multiple dental extractions. Histopathologic examination of the necrotic bone fragments revealed acute osteomyelitis with mixed flora and organisms morphologically consistent with Entamoeba gingivalis. In addition to oral scrapings and sputum, E. gingivalis has been identified in specimens obtained from the uterus, cervix, neck lymph nodes, and lung. It is rarely found in lesions of the head and neck. We present an unusual case of E. gingivalis in acute osteomyelitis of the mandible, following bisphosphonate therapy for multiple myeloma. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of E. gingivalis in association with osteomyelitis.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/357301 |
| spellingShingle | Feriyl Bhaijee Diana Bell Entamoeba gingivalis in Acute Osteomyelitis of the Mandible Case Reports in Medicine |
| title | Entamoeba gingivalis in Acute Osteomyelitis of the Mandible |
| title_full | Entamoeba gingivalis in Acute Osteomyelitis of the Mandible |
| title_fullStr | Entamoeba gingivalis in Acute Osteomyelitis of the Mandible |
| title_full_unstemmed | Entamoeba gingivalis in Acute Osteomyelitis of the Mandible |
| title_short | Entamoeba gingivalis in Acute Osteomyelitis of the Mandible |
| title_sort | entamoeba gingivalis in acute osteomyelitis of the mandible |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/357301 |
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