Open AccessTuberculosis of tongue
Author(s) -
Jyoti Mehta,
Neena Chaudhary,
Atul Mittal,
Gul Motwani,
Sheetal Gandotra
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.229
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 2231-3796
pISSN - 0973-7707
DOI - 10.1007/bf03007010
Subject(s) - medicine , tuberculosis , otorhinolaryngology , tongue , head and neck surgery , dermatology , histopathological examination , disease , rare disease , tongue disease , surgery , pathology
Oral lesions of tuberculosis are rare and when present they are usually secondary to pulmonary tuberculosis. Persistent painful oral ulcer may be the only symptom for which the patient seeks advice. In the absence of clinical features of any systemic disease, these lesions may be misdiagnosed. Histopathological examination in such cases must be performed so as not to miss some rare conditions.