Primary tooth abscess caused by Mycobacterium bovis in an immunocompetent child

Bovine tuberculosis is a zoonotic disease, and although its incidence has dramatically decreased in developed countries where effective control measures are applied, it still remains a potential health hazard in the developing world. Tuberculosis of the oral cavity is extremely rare and is usually s...

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Published in:European journal of pediatrics 2010-09, Vol.169 (9), p.1143-1145
Main Authors: Maragou, Chrysoula, Theologie-Lygidakis, Nadia, Ioannidis, Panayotis, Stenou, Antonia, Kanavaki, Sophia, Iatrou, Ioannis, Tsolia, Maria N.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abscesses
Animals
Biological and medical sciences
Cattle
Child
Differentiation
General aspects
Genetic relationship
Humans
Immunocompetence
Lung
Male
Medical sciences
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Mycobacterium bovis
Mycobacterium bovis - genetics
Mycobacterium bovis - isolation & purification
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Oral cavity
Pediatrics
Periapical Abscess - diagnostic imaging
Periapical Abscess - microbiology
Radiography
Short Report
Teeth
Tooth - diagnostic imaging
Tooth - microbiology
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis, Oral - diagnostic imaging
Tuberculosis, Oral - microbiology
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Summary:Bovine tuberculosis is a zoonotic disease, and although its incidence has dramatically decreased in developed countries where effective control measures are applied, it still remains a potential health hazard in the developing world. Tuberculosis of the oral cavity is extremely rare and is usually secondary to pulmonary involvement. We present the unusual case of an immunocompetent 6-year-old child residing in an urban area with primary oral tuberculosis due to Mycobacterium bovis , which was confirmed by the application of a molecular genetic approach. M. bovis belongs to Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex which comprises species with close genetic relationship, and for this reason, the use of new molecular techniques is a useful tool for the differentiation at species level of the closely related members of this complex.
ISSN:0340-6199
1432-1076
DOI:10.1007/s00431-010-1162-2