An unusual case of painful jaw swelling in an adolescent boy

12 year old boy presented with progressive swelling of right lower jaw associated with pain and right upper thigh swelling for 15 days. Biopsy of thighswelling revealedhigh grade Burkitts Lymphoma. Epstein Barr virus serology was negative. He developed renal failure and underwentdialysis after which he was started on oral multiagent chemotherapy. Sporadic form of Burkitts lymphoma which is unrelated to EBV infection is rare and should be considered in any child with unexplained jaw swelling and fever.