title: Oral manifestation of tuberculosis: a case-report.
abstract: The present case-report describes tuberculosis on the oral mucosa, in a rare manifestation of the disease. The importance of appropriate diagnosis and awareness of the clinical manifestations is highlighted. Oral lesions seem to occur as chronic ulcers, nodular or granular areas, and rare, firm leukoplakia regions. Most extra-pulmonary lesions represent secondary infections of a primary lung infectious focus; therefore, early and accurate diagnosis is required for planning of the best treatment and strategies to control the disease.
authors.affiliation: Dentistry School, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Brazil.
authors.forename: Bárbara Capitanio
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: de Souza
authors.affiliation: Dentistry School, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Brazil.
authors.forename: Vania Maria Aita
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: de Lemos
authors.affiliation: Dentistry School, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Brazil; Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Brazil. Electronic address: mcmunerato@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Maria Cristina
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Munerato
mesh_terms: D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D014393:Tuberculosis, Oral / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology
keywords: Mycobacterium infection; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Oral lesion; Oral tuberculosis