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- Title
PREVALENCE OF ORAL TUBERCULOSIS ULCER IN DOTS POLYCLINIC OF DR. SOETOMO GENERAL HOSPITAL SURABAYA.
- Authors
Ernawati, Diah Savitri; Parmadiati, Adiastuti Endah; Soebadi, Bagus; Hadi, Priyo; Ayuningtyas, Nurina F.; Maharani, Nadia Dwi; Lebang, Eben Ezer
- Abstract
Tuberculosis (TB) is a chronic infectious granulomatous disease that interfere various organs, including the lung. TB disease is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB). Until now, TB disease is still a health problem that can cause death in various countries, especially in Indonesia. TB disease may demonstrate clinical manifestations in the oral cavity such as tuberculous ulcers, noduls, and granulomatous lesion on gingiva. TB lesions in the oral cavity are clinically non-specific and often misdiagnosed by the dentist. As a dentist it is important to be aware of the clinical form of oral tuberculosis (TB) ulcer lesions and to consider in the differential diagnosis of other ulcer lesions. By knowing the clinical oral manifestations in TB patients, the dentist can help prevents the infectious tuberculosis transmissions among dentist, healtcare workers, and patients. This study aims to know the prevalence of oral tuberculosis ulcer in Dr. Soetomo Hospital in 2017.This research is a descriptive observational research with cross sectional design. This research using a purposive sampling technique. The study was conducted in outpatient TB DOTS, Dr. Soetomo hospital during July-November 2017. From 23 subjects, no oral ulcer tuberculosis (0%) was obtained. Not every tuberculosis case would show oral manifestations such as oral ulcer tuberculosis.
- Subjects
MYCOBACTERIUM tuberculosis; ORAL manifestations of general diseases; DENTISTS; CROSS-sectional method; GINGIVA; DENTAL caries
- Publication
Biochemical & Cellular Archives, 2020, Vol 20, p2845
- ISSN
0972-5075
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.35124/bca.2020.20.S1.2845