title: Prevalence of oral lesions in Brazilian patients with tuberculosis.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Oral lesions of tuberculosis (TB) are rare and usually associated with the secondary form of the disease.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence of oral lesions in a cohort of TB-infected individuals.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study was carried out in two reference centers for the treatment of TB in Recife, Brazil. All patients treated for TB in the period from July 2008 to March 2009 were included in the study. The data was subjected to descriptive statistical analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  One hundred and twenty-one patients were included in the study. A marked male prevalence was observed, with a male:female ratio of 6.12:1. HIV coinfection was a common event (33%). Head and neck lesions of TB were rare. Cervical node enlargement was observed in seven individuals (5.8%) and oral ulceration in one patient (0.8%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The low prevalence of oral lesions of TB is in accordance with other studies. Nodal involvement is the most common form of head and neck disease.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  While TB may be a common accompanying feature of HIV disease, orofacial complications of TB are rare in individuals resident in northern Brazil.
authors: Department of Clinic and Preventive Dentistry, Oral Medicine Unit, Federal University of Pernambuco, Brazil.
authors: Rodolfo Albuquerque
authors: RA
authors: Santiago
authors: Luiz Alcino
authors: LA
authors: Gueiros
authors: Stephen Ross
authors: SR
authors: Porter
authors: Valder Barbosa
authors: VB
authors: Gomes
authors: Iracema
authors: I
authors: Ferrer
authors: Jair Carneiro
authors: JC
authors: Leão
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019226:Oral Ulcer / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012737:Sex Factors; D014388:Tuberculosis, Lymph Node / Q000453:epidemiology; D014393:Tuberculosis, Oral / Q000453:epidemiology*; D055815:Young Adult