Primary lingual tuberculosis in immunocompetent patient: A case report

Sanjay Kumar; Rajeev Sen; Anju Rawal; Ranbir Singh Dahiya; Nityasha Dalal; Subhi Kaushik

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Primary lingual tuberculosis in immunocompetent patient: A case report

Sanjay Kumar, Rajeev Sen, Anju Rawal, Ranbir Singh Dahiya, Nityasha Dalal, Subhi Kaushik

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	178-180
Number of pages	3
Journal	Head and Neck Pathology
Volume	4
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s12105-010-0180-8
State	Published - Jun 2010
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Cytology
Tongue
Tuberculosis

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Pathology and Forensic Medicine
Otorhinolaryngology
Oncology

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