Non-familial Cherubism

Abstract

Cherubism is a rare, self-limiting disease that usually affects jaws of pediatric population and is characterized by diffuse, bilateral and multilocular bony enlargement of jaws with a typical radiographic and histopathological appearance. Here, we describe a case of an 8-year-old child without any family history of this genetic disorder.

Keywords

• Bilateral jaw swelling
• Cherubism
• giant cell lesion