Base of Tongue Tuberculosis: A Case Report

We report a rare case of base of tongue tuberculosis following pulmonary tuberculosis. Patient presented to us with chief complaints of sore throat and pain on swallowing for period of 3 months. On examination with 70 degree telescope, we observed an ulcer on right side of base of tongue. The edges...

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Main Authors: Prepageran Narayanan, Raman Rajagopalan, Rahmat Omar, Somasundran Mutusamy, Jalal Hussaini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2012-02-01
Series:Acta Medica Iranica
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Online Access:http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/20223.pdf&manuscript_id=20223