title: Tuberculosis of the oral cavity: a case report.
abstract: Tuberculosis of the oral mucosa was associated with pulmonary tuberculosis in a 38-year-old white man. The patient presented with multiple oral ulcerations with an irregular periphery and a granular vegetative fundus. The oral lesions antedated the findings of primary pulmonary tuberculosis, and the diagnosis was initially established histologically. Through the differential diagnosis of oral ulcerations, the dentist can play a role in the early detection of tuberculosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Odontology, Surgery and Pathology, School of Dentistry, University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil. caguiar@oraculo.lcc.ufmg.br
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: de Aguiar
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Arrais
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Mato
authors.forename: V C
authors.initials: VC
authors.lastname: de Araújo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D002610:Cheek; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D014059:Tongue / Q000473:pathology; D014060:Tongue Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D014393:Tuberculosis, Oral / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications*