Condensing osteitis of the clavicle in a man: any relationship with tooth decay?

Condensing osteitis of the clavicle is a rarely seen pathology since its first description in 1974. Although mechanical stress is claimed for aetiology, but remains a dilemma for physicians. The intermittent or steady pain is variable in intensity and generally localised at the medial end of the inv...

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Published in:Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association 2014-05, Vol.64 (5), p.583-585
Main Authors: Altiok, Inci Baltepe, Tokmak, Mehmet, Akman, Tarik, Alkan, Bahadir, Cosar, Murat
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Clavicle
Comorbidity
Dental caries
Dental Caries - epidemiology
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Osteitis - diagnosis
Osteitis - diagnostic imaging
Osteitis - epidemiology
Radiography
Radiology
Radiology, Medical
Stress, Mechanical
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Summary:Condensing osteitis of the clavicle is a rarely seen pathology since its first description in 1974. Although mechanical stress is claimed for aetiology, but remains a dilemma for physicians. The intermittent or steady pain is variable in intensity and generally localised at the medial end of the involved clavicle, supraclavicular fossa, ipsilateral anterior thorax and shoulder. In this report, we present a 28-year-old man with the regression of the condensing osteitis of the clavicle after the extraction of a decayed tooth.
ISSN:0030-9982