Tuberculosis of the tongue.
Involvement of the tongue by Mycobacterium tuberculosis occurs on rare occasions. Two interesting cases of tuberculosis of the tongue are reported and the mode of transfer of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to oral tissues is discussed. The need to consider tuberculosis as an etiological factor in indolent oral lesions is emphasised.
D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014059:Tongue / Q000473:pathology; D014060:Tongue Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014393:Tuberculosis, Oral / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology