Pathological analysis of 4 cases (three males and one female) of chronic osteomyelitis of the jaws in childhood was performed.
In case 1 of a 12-year-old male, histopathological finding of maxillary lesion showed typical chronic suppurative osteomyelitis in early stage, but became similar to finding of ossifying fibroma in latter stage.Case 2 of a 9-year-old male and case 3 of a 12-year-old female were diagnosed as chronic diffuse sclerosing osteomyelitis in the mandible. Case 4 of a 15-year-old male revealed a finding of Garre's osteomyelitis in the mandible.
Since histopathologic findings of chronic osteomyelitis in childhood were composed of various patterns of osteomyelitis, the detailed clinical coursear and histopathological examinations in numerous areas were important for final diagnosis and treatment.
