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Primary tuberculosis of the tongue: a rare nodular presentation
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Primary tuberculosis of the tongue: a rare nodular presentation
Br Dent J.
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Abstract
We report a case of a 38-year-old male who presented to us with a nodular swelling of the tongue with cervical lymphadenopathy suggestive of a malignancy. The lesion was diagnosed to be of tuberculous origin and the patient responded well to anti-tubercular chemotherapy.
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