Alloprevotella rava isolated from a mixed infection of an elderly patient with chronic mandibular osteomyelitis mimicking oral squamous cell carcinoma
Nurver Ülger Toprak, N. Duman, Bülent Saçak, M.C. Ozkan, Emrah Sayın, Lütfiye Mülazımoğlu, Güner Söyletir
Abstract
The anaerobic, Gram-negative bacillus Alloprevotella rava has recently been described in the human oral cavity. To our knowledge, this species has not been isolated from chronic osteomyleitis samples. We present the first case of A. rava infection in a 92-year-old woman with polymicrobial chronic mandibular osteomyelitis, mimicking oral squamous cell carcinoma.
Topics & Concepts
Basal cellOsteomyelitisOral cavityMedicineChronic woundPathologyMicrobiologyDentistryBiologyWound healingImmunologyStreptococcal Infections and TreatmentsMicrobial infections and disease researchInfective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management