Primary tuberculosis cutis orificialis; a different face of the same coin
Primary tuberculosis cutis orificialis (TCO) is a rare form of extrapulmonary TB. The Lack of respiratory symptoms and similarity of the presentations to other oral lesions can pose a diagnostic dilemma. Hence, delaying treatment and potentially devastating consequences
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author | Gawahir.A. Ali Wael Goravey |
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description | Primary tuberculosis cutis orificialis (TCO) is a rare form of extrapulmonary TB. The Lack of respiratory symptoms and similarity of the presentations to other oral lesions can pose a diagnostic dilemma. Hence, delaying treatment and potentially devastating consequences |
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spelling | doaj.art-5a0cedd8948342a7b4b0c8231712ed3e2022-12-21T23:34:44ZengElsevierIDCases2214-25092021-01-0126e01305Primary tuberculosis cutis orificialis; a different face of the same coinGawahir.A. Ali0Wael Goravey1Department of Infectious Diseases, Communicable Diseases Centre, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, QatarCorrespondence to: Infectious Diseases Department, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.; Department of Infectious Diseases, Communicable Diseases Centre, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, QatarPrimary tuberculosis cutis orificialis (TCO) is a rare form of extrapulmonary TB. The Lack of respiratory symptoms and similarity of the presentations to other oral lesions can pose a diagnostic dilemma. Hence, delaying treatment and potentially devastating consequenceshttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250921002614TuberculosisCutis orificialisMucosa ulcerGolimumab |
spellingShingle | Gawahir.A. Ali Wael Goravey Primary tuberculosis cutis orificialis; a different face of the same coin IDCases Tuberculosis Cutis orificialis Mucosa ulcer Golimumab |
title | Primary tuberculosis cutis orificialis; a different face of the same coin |
title_full | Primary tuberculosis cutis orificialis; a different face of the same coin |
title_fullStr | Primary tuberculosis cutis orificialis; a different face of the same coin |
title_full_unstemmed | Primary tuberculosis cutis orificialis; a different face of the same coin |
title_short | Primary tuberculosis cutis orificialis; a different face of the same coin |
title_sort | primary tuberculosis cutis orificialis a different face of the same coin |
topic | Tuberculosis Cutis orificialis Mucosa ulcer Golimumab |
url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250921002614 |
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