title: Primary Tuberculosis of Tongue.
abstract: Tuberculosis is a granulomatous disease caused by mycobacterium.1-3 The lung is the most common site of involvement, and it is very rare to involve the oral cavity.1,2 Most of the tuberculous lesions of oral cavity are secondary to lung disease, usually seen in elderly patients.1 Primary tuberculosis of the oral cavity is rare and is most commonly found in children and adolescents rather than in adults.1,2 Among them tuberculosis of tongue is very rare. Here we report a first case of our hospital with primary tuberculosis of tongue in a 55-year-old male from Madhya Pradesh.
authors.affiliation: Consultant Chest Physician.
authors.forename: Pradip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.affiliation: Medicine Physician, Choithram Hospital and Research Centre, Indore, Madhya Pradesh.
authors.forename: Pruthviraj
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Puwar
mesh_terms: D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019226:Oral Ulcer / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D014059:Tongue / Q000473:pathology*; D014060:Tongue Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D014393:Tuberculosis, Oral / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents