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Primary oral tuberculosis: a report of a case diagnosed by polymerase chain reaction
Author(s) -
Rivera H,
Correa MF,
CastilloCastillo S,
Nikitakis NG
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
oral diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.953
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1601-0825
pISSN - 1354-523X
DOI - 10.1034/j.1601-0825.2003.00873.x
Subject(s) - medicine , tuberculosis , oral cavity , differential diagnosis , primary tuberculosis , lesion , dental alveolus , polymerase chain reaction , presentation (obstetrics) , pathology , dentistry , dermatology , surgery , biology , gene , biochemistry
We present a case of primary oral tuberculosis, affecting the maxillary gingiva and causing alveolar bone loss in a 34‐year‐old Colombian female patient. Definitive diagnosis was facilitated by polymerase chain reaction analysis, a useful modern tool for the diagnosis of infectious diseases. The location and clinical presentation of this lesion is unusual and underlines the importance of considering tuberculosis in the differential diagnosis of oral lesions that affect the gingiva and alveolar bone.