Garre's osteomyelitis in a patient with chromosome 22q11.2 syndrome: a case report.

J Oral Maxillofac Surg

University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, New Jersey Dental School, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Newark, New Jersey 07103-2400, USA.

Published: June 2011

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