Primary lingual tuberculosis: a case report.
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.
Jawad
J
J
Department of Otolaryngology, King Fahad Hospital, Al-Baha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
El-Zuebi
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F
D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis; D014060:Tongue Diseases / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D014393:Tuberculosis, Oral / Q000473:pathology*