Fig. 3
From: Mycobacterium tuberculosis as a cause of mandibular osteomyelitis in a young woman: a case report
Macroscopic and histological characteristics of jaw and real-time polymerase chain reaction-based diagnosis. a Macroscopic characteristics of inner side of jaw. Large eroded areas accompanied by bleeding and bone decalcification can be seen. b Histopathological characteristics. Extensive chronic osteomyelitis process can be seen. c Molecular diagnosis of tuberculous osteomyelitis of the jaw. Both markers, susceptible Mycobacterium tuberculosis and M. tuberculosis-positive control, conformed to the M. tuberculosis diagnosis. S-MTB Susceptible Mycobacterium tuberculosis biopsy patient sample positive for Mycobacterium tuberculosis, MTB-(C+) Mycobacterium tuberculosis-positive control, NTM-(C+) Nontuberculous mycobacteria-positive control, IC Internal control, NC Negative control