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- Title
Tuberculosis of the oral cavity: A case report.
- Authors
de Aguiar, Maria Cássia Ferreira; Arrais, Mauricio José; Mato, Marcos José Ferradans; de Araújo, Vera Cavalcanti
- Abstract
Tuberculosis of the oral mucosa was associated with pulmonary tuberculosis in a 38-year-old white man. The patient presented with multiple oral ulcerations with an irregular periphery and a granular vegetative fundus. The oral lesions antedated the findings of primary pulmonary tuberculosis, and the diagnosis was initially established histologically. Through the differential diagnosis of oral ulcerations, the dentist can play a role in the early detection of tuberculosis.
- Subjects
DENTAL caries; TUBERCULOSIS; PREVENTIVE dentistry; TOOTH care &; hygiene; MYCOBACTERIAL diseases; BACTERIAL diseases; PRECANCEROUS conditions; LEUKOPLAKIA
- Publication
Quintessence International, 1997, Vol 28, Issue 11, p745
- ISSN
0033-6572
- Publication type
Article