Primary Oral Tuberculosis as an Indicator of HIV Infection | Zendy

R A G Khammissa | Zendy; Neil Wood | Zendy; R Meyerov | Zendy; J Lemmer | Zendy; Erich J. Raubenheimer | Zendy; Liviu Feller | Zendy

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Primary Oral Tuberculosis as an Indicator of HIV Infection

Author(s) -

R A G Khammissa,

Neil Wood,

R Meyerov,

J Lemmer,

Erich J. Raubenheimer,

Liviu Feller

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

pathology research international

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.398

H-Index - 21

eISSN - 2090-8091

pISSN - 2042-003X

DOI - 10.4061/2011/893295

Subject(s) - medicine , tuberculosis , coinfection , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , tongue , oral mucosa , pathogenesis , pathology , histopathological examination , mycobacterium tuberculosis , dermatology , immunology

We present a case of primary oral tuberculosis that led to the diagnosis of HIV infection. Our patient had clinically nonspecific ulcers on the labial mucosa and on the ventral surface of the tongue which were diagnosed as being tuberculous only on histological examination. This raised the suspicion of HIV infection that was subsequently confirmed by blood tests. The oral lesions resolved after 4 weeks of antituberculosis treatment. Some aspects of the pathogenesis of HIV-tuberculosis coinfection are discussed.

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