Primary tuberculosis of the tongue: a rare nodular presentation.
We report a case of a 38-year-old male who presented to us with a nodular swelling of the tongue with cervical lymphadenopathy suggestive of a malignancy. The lesion was diagnosed to be of tuberculous origin and the patient responded well to anti-tubercular chemotherapy.
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Department of ENT & Head and Neck Surgery, Maulana Azad Medical College and associated L. N. Hospital, New Delhi 110002, India.
Sethi
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Agarwal
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D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D014393:Tuberculosis, Oral / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy