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Case Reports
. 2010 Jun;4(2):178-80.
doi: 10.1007/s12105-010-0180-8. Epub 2010 May 13.

Primary lingual tuberculosis in immunocompetent patient: a case report

Sanjay Kumar  1 , Rajeev Sen, Anju Rawal, Ranbir Singh Dahiya, Nityasha Dalal, Subhi Kaushik
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Primary lingual tuberculosis in immunocompetent patient: a case report

Sanjay Kumar et al. Head Neck Pathol. 2010 Jun.

Abstract

Oral manifestations of tuberculosis are quite rare with an incidence rate of 1.4%. The tongue is the most common site of oral tuberculosis having varied presentations. Lingual tuberculosis is a diagnostic dilemma because of its rarity, particularly in immunocompetent patients. We are reporting a rare case of primary tuberculosis of the tongue in a 38 year old male diagnosed on fine needle aspiration cytology.

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Photograph showing ulcer on the lateral margin of tongue
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Photomicrograph showing epithelioid cell granuloma in a necrotic background. (MGG stain: 40×)
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Photomicrograph showing acid fast bacilli in cytology smear. (ZN stain: 100×)
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