Bilateral bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw with left chronic infection in an 82-year-old woman

BMJ Case Reports

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages

  Gallay, Laure ^a   Bodard, Anne Gaëlle ^b   Chidiac, Christian ^a,c,d   Ferry, Tristan ^a,c,d  

^a HOSPICES CIVILS DE LYON   (France)

^b CENTRE LÉON BÉRARD   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^d CENTRE INTERNATIONAL DE RECHERCHE EN INFECTIOLOGIE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABATACEPT; AMOXICILLIN; BISPHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; FLUCONAZOLE; RITUXIMAB; STEROID;

ACTINOMYCES NAESLUNDII; AGED; BONE BIOPSY; BONE INFECTION; CASE REPORT; DEBRIDEMENT; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JAW OSTEONECROSIS; MANDIBLE; MANDIBLE FRACTURE; NOTE; OSTEOLYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SUPPURATIVE SINUS TRACT;

EID: 84876520519     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1757790X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2013-008558     Document Type: Note

References (3)

1. Advisory Task Force on Bisphosphonate-Related Ostenonecrosis of the Jaws, American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons position paper on bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaws. J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2007;65:369-76.
2. Naik NH, Russo TA. Bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw: the role of actinomyces. Clin Infect Dis 2009;49:1729-32.
3. Magopoulos C, Karakinaris G, Telioudis Z, et al. Osteonecrosis of the jaws due to bisphosphonate use. A review of 60 cases and treatment proposals. Am J Otolaryngol 2007;28:158-63. (Pubitemid 46702356)