title: Primary lingual tuberculosis: a case report.
abstract: A case of primary tuberculosis of the tongue in a 45-year-old male patient is presented. The clinical manifestation, diagnosis and the response to the antituberculosis treatment are considered. The previous literature is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, King Fahad Hospital, Al-Baha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jawad
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: El-Zuebi
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis; D014060:Tongue Diseases / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D014393:Tuberculosis, Oral / Q000473:pathology*