골화석증 환자에서 하악골에 발생한 골수염의 사례연구

Case study of osteomyelitis of the mandible in a patient with osteopetrosis

Osteopetrosis is an uncommon disease of unknown etiology. It may be subdivided into two main types: 1) a clinically benign dominantly inherited form, and 2) a clinically malignant recessively inherited form. Osteopetrosis is a rare metabolic bone disorder in which bone resorption is impeded and the remodelling process is therefore disturbed. The ensuing dense bone, with its minimal bone marrow spaces and limited blood supply, often predisposes to the development of osteomyelitis. We experienced osteomyelitis of the mandible in a patient with osteopetrosis, and could treat patient by saucerization and sequestrectomy.