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Year : 2006 |
Volume
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Primary oral tuberculosis : Report of two cases
Jagadish Ebenezer1, Rekha Samuel2, George C Mathew1, Santosh Koshy1, Rabin K Chacko1, Mary V Jesudason3
1 Dept of Dental and Oral Surgery, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamilnadu, India 2 Dept of General Pathology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamilnadu, India 3 Dept of Microbiology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamilnadu, India
Correspondence Address:
Jagadish Ebenezer Dept of Dental and Oral Surgery, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamilnadu India
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DOI: 10.4103/0970-9290.29893
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Oral lesions of tuberculosis though uncommon, are seen in both the primary and secondary stages of the disease. In secondary tuberculosis, the oral manifestations may be accompanied by lesions in the lungs, lymph nodes, or in any other part of the body and can be detected by a systemic examination. Primary oral tuberculosis may present as a diagnostic challenge for the clinician. Here we report two patients with primary tuberculosis in the oral cavity who presented to the dental department, were diagnosed and referred for medical management. |
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