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. 2021 Dec 17:54:e05142021.
doi: 10.1590/0037-8682-0514-2021. eCollection 2021.

Primary tuberculosis of the tongue

Allan Vinícius Martins-de-Barros  1   2   3 , Emanuel Dias de Oliveira E Silva  1   3 , Fábio Andrey da Costa Araújo  1   3 , Marianne de Vasconcelos Carvalho  1   2
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Primary tuberculosis of the tongue

Allan Vinícius Martins-de-Barros et al. Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. .
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Conflict of Interest: The authors declare that there is no conflict of interest.

Figures

FIGURE 1:
FIGURE 1:. Initial clinical presentation of the ulcerative lesion affecting the apex of the tongue.
FIGURE 2:
FIGURE 2:. (A) Photomicrography showing multiple multinucleated giant cells (*), arranged along with inflammatory infiltrate composed primarily of epithelioid histiocytes and lymphocytes (Hematoxylin and eosin; original magnification ×400). (B) Photomicrography showing acid-fast bacillus (arrow) inside a multinucleated giant cell (Ziehl-Neelsen stain; original magnification ×1000).
FIGURE 3:
FIGURE 3:. Complete healing of the ulcerative lesion in the tongue after two months of antituberculous therapy.
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