Tuberculosis masquerading as oral malignancy
Tuberculosis of the oral cavity is a rare condition. A 55-year-old labourer was referred as a case of oral cancer for further management. The patient had no systemic symptoms. Biopsy of the lesion revealed caseating granulomatous inflammation. Chest X-ray and sputum revealed evidence of asymptomatic...
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2011-01-01
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| author | S Kannan Purvi Thakkar Anil K Dcruz |
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| description | Tuberculosis of the oral cavity is a rare condition. A 55-year-old labourer was referred as a case of oral cancer for further management. The patient had no systemic symptoms. Biopsy of the lesion revealed caseating granulomatous inflammation. Chest X-ray and sputum revealed evidence of asymptomatic pulmonary tuberculosis. The purpose of this paper is to sensitize clinicians to consider oral tuberculosis as a differential diagnosis in patients with an Non-healing oral cavity ulcer. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-71c049c81ba64bd290ce83ece9a66cd52025-08-20T03:19:08ZengThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology0971-58512011-01-0132318018210.4103/0971-5851.92830Tuberculosis masquerading as oral malignancyS KannanPurvi ThakkarAnil K DcruzTuberculosis of the oral cavity is a rare condition. A 55-year-old labourer was referred as a case of oral cancer for further management. The patient had no systemic symptoms. Biopsy of the lesion revealed caseating granulomatous inflammation. Chest X-ray and sputum revealed evidence of asymptomatic pulmonary tuberculosis. The purpose of this paper is to sensitize clinicians to consider oral tuberculosis as a differential diagnosis in patients with an Non-healing oral cavity ulcer.http://www.ijmpo.org/article.asp?issn=0971-5851;year=2011;volume=32;issue=3;spage=180;epage=182;aulast=KannanGingivobuccal sulcusoral cavitytuberculosis |
| spellingShingle | S Kannan Purvi Thakkar Anil K Dcruz Tuberculosis masquerading as oral malignancy Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology Gingivobuccal sulcus oral cavity tuberculosis |
| title | Tuberculosis masquerading as oral malignancy |
| title_full | Tuberculosis masquerading as oral malignancy |
| title_fullStr | Tuberculosis masquerading as oral malignancy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Tuberculosis masquerading as oral malignancy |
| title_short | Tuberculosis masquerading as oral malignancy |
| title_sort | tuberculosis masquerading as oral malignancy |
| topic | Gingivobuccal sulcus oral cavity tuberculosis |
| url | http://www.ijmpo.org/article.asp?issn=0971-5851;year=2011;volume=32;issue=3;spage=180;epage=182;aulast=Kannan |
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