Button Sequestrum Sign Due to Osteomyelitis of the Mandible Secondary to Malignant Infantile Osteopetrosis

The button sequestrum sign is demonstrated in a number of medical conditions and refers to a lesion of devascularised bone which is surrounded by lucency. Although it may be difficult to arrive at a single diagnosis based on this sign, the combination of clinical and paraclinical findings, patient&#...

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Published in:Mædica 2021-09, Vol.16 (3), p.531-533
Main Authors: Christodoulou, Evangelia F, Nistikoulis, Georgios, Deftereos, Savas P
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:The button sequestrum sign is demonstrated in a number of medical conditions and refers to a lesion of devascularised bone which is surrounded by lucency. Although it may be difficult to arrive at a single diagnosis based on this sign, the combination of clinical and paraclinical findings, patient's medical history and imagistic presentation of this sign can lead to a great specificity in chronic osteomyelitis, even if osteomyelitis is accompanied by osteopetrosis, as in the present case.
ISSN:1841-9038
2069-6116
DOI:10.26574/maedica.2020.16.3.531