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ea0029p161 | Bone & Osteoporosis | ICEECE2012

Osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ) with superimposed osteomyelitis related to actinomyces in a patient with multiple myeloma receiving thalidomide and intravenous zoledronic acid

Chaudhari S. , Patibandla K. , Maritato M. , Bahtiyar G. , Sacerdote A.

Patient, methods and case report: A 50-years-old AAF with a PMH of multiple myeloma (MM), hypertension, and schizophrenia presented with jaw pain for 2 months. The patient had been diagnosed with MM for 10 years and had been treated with thalidomide and IV zoledronic acid for 1 year. CT scan of facial bone was consistent with osteonecrosis of the jaw with possible, superimposed osteomyelitis. Jaw biopsy revealed necrosis with a fistulous tract and filamentous organism consiste...