title: Tuberculosis of the oral cavity.
abstract: Tuberculosis (TB) of the tongue is not a common finding diagnosis, even if consider endemic areas. Tuberculosis of the tongue sometimes can mimic lingual neoplasm. Oral tuberculosis is rarely primary as mechanism, and frequently secondary to pulmonary tuberculosis. There are many suspect lesions that can be classified as tuberculosis, such as tumor mass, ulcerative lesion or fissure. It is very important for diagnosis to perform histopathological examination of the biopsy. We present here the case of a 74-year-old man who developed lingual tuberculosis with a tumor aspect concomitant with pulmonary tuberculosis. Histopathological and immunohistochemical examinations established the diagnosis of lingual tuberculosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Romania; costinstreba@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Roxana Maria
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Nemeş
authors.forename: Edith Simona
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Ianoşi
authors.forename: Corina Silvia
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Pop
authors.forename: Paraschiva
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Postolache
authors.forename: Costin Teodor
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Streba
authors.forename: Mihai
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Olteanu
authors.forename: Andreea Loredana
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Golli
authors.forename: Mădălina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Olteanu
authors.forename: Mimi Floarea
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Niţu
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D003094:Collagen / Q000378:metabolism; D005355:Fibrosis; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D009055:Mouth / Q000473:pathology*; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014393:Tuberculosis, Oral / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D003094:Collagen