Primary tuberculosis of tongue

Sharma, Arjun D.; Laishram, DK; Sarma, Barsha

doi:10.4103/0377-4929.40402

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“…In the oral cavity, the most frequent form of tuberculosis is the tuberculosis of the tongue, although it can occur in other locations such as the palate, gingiva, or lips (5,7,8). It may be primary or secondary.…”

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A case of pulmonary tuberculosis accompanied by tuberculosis pleurisy and tuberculosis of the tongue

Türker¹,

Uskul²,

Bayraktar³

et al. 2013

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A case of pulmonary tuberculosis accompanied by tuberculosis pleurisy and tuberculosis of the tongue

Türker¹,

Uskul²,

Bayraktar³

et al. 2013

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“…The low number of oral infections by M. tuberculosis could be due to underreporting [5]. The oral sites most commonly involved are tongue, palate, tonsil, pharynx, and buccal mucosa [6]. The cleansing effect of saliva, relative paucity of lymphoid tissue in the tongue, and the antagonist oral commensals are all reasons for decreased virulence of TB in oral cavity.…”

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Tuberculoma of the Tongue Presenting as Hemimacroglossia

Yadav

Agrawal

Gulia

et al. 2012

Case Reports in Medicine

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The underdiagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis lesions, along with an emerging global resistance to antitubercular drugs, warrants an increased awareness of the involvement of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in atypical lesions of oral cavity. Tongue is the most common site of oral tuberculosis. We report a rare presentation of lingual tuberculosis in a 65-year-old male, a chronic tobacco chewer, who came to us with swelling of the tongue which apparently looked like hemimacroglossia, leading to the clinical diagnosis of submucosal carcinoma of tongue. Enlargement of tongue is a slow process resulting from gradual invasion and lodging of bacilli in the tongue. Biopsy and histopathological examination revealed tuberculous etiology of the lesion and the patient responded well to antitubercular therapy.

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“…There are about 1-1.5% cases of pulmonary tuberculosis with associated oral cavity lesions. The oral sites most frequently affected are the tongue, palate, tonsil, pharynx, and buccal mucosa [3]. Morgagni described the first case of lingual tuberculosis in 1761 [4].…”

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Primary Lingual Tuberculosis in Immunocompetent Patient: a Case Report

Kumar

Sen

Rawal

et al. 2010

Head and Neck Pathol

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Oral manifestations of tuberculosis are quite rare with an incidence rate of 1.4%. The tongue is the most common site of oral tuberculosis having varied presentations. Lingual tuberculosis is a diagnostic dilemma because of its rarity, particularly in immunocompetent patients. We are reporting a rare case of primary tuberculosis of the tongue in a 38 year old male diagnosed on fine needle aspiration cytology.

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Primary tuberculosis of tongue

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A case of pulmonary tuberculosis accompanied by tuberculosis pleurisy and tuberculosis of the tongue

A case of pulmonary tuberculosis accompanied by tuberculosis pleurisy and tuberculosis of the tongue

Tuberculoma of the Tongue Presenting as Hemimacroglossia

Primary Lingual Tuberculosis in Immunocompetent Patient: a Case Report

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