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Case Reports
. 2006 Mar 25;200(6):321-2.
doi: 10.1038/sj.bdj.4813319.

Primary tuberculosis of the tongue: a rare nodular presentation

D Sareen  1 , A Sethi, A K Agarwal
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Case Reports

Primary tuberculosis of the tongue: a rare nodular presentation

D Sareen et al. Br Dent J. .

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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