Tuberculoma of the tongue presenting as macroglossia.
Lingual tuberculosis presenting as macroglossia in a 20-year-old woman has been reported. The histopathologic picture was similar to lupus vulgaris and the intradermal tuberculin test showed a strongly positive vesiculobullous reaction after forty-eight hours. No active internal focus of tubercular infection could be detected. The patient responded well to antituberculous chemotherapy. The relative lack of symptoms suggest that the enlargement had been a slow process resulting from the lodging of bacilli in the tongue.
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Department of Dermatology, Safdarjang Hospital, New Delhi, India.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008260:Macroglossia / Q000209:etiology*; D014375:Tuberculoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D014393:Tuberculosis, Oral / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis