Lingual tuberculosis mimicking malignant lesion: A rare manifestation of a common disease

Lingual tuberculosis mimicking malignant lesion: A rare manifestation of a common disease

We report a rare case of tuberculosis (TB) of base of the tongue following pulmonary TB. Patient presented to us with chief complaints of sore throat, dysphagia, and hoarseness of voice for 20 days. Examination with 90° telescope revealed ulcerative lesion in the base of the tongue on the left side...

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Main Authors: Rajendra Saugat, Gunjan Soni, R Shivranjani, Manak Gujrani, Pramod Thakral, Akhil Kapoor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:The Journal of Association of Chest Physicians
Subjects:
Base of tongue
oral ulcer
tuberculosis
Online Access:http://www.jacpjournal.org/article.asp?issn=2320-8775;year=2016;volume=4;issue=2;spage=87;epage=90;aulast=Saugat

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