Primary tuberculous gingival enlargement - A rare clinical entity: Case report and brief review of the literature

Primary tuberculous gingival enlargement - A rare clinical entity: Case report and brief review of the literature

Tuberculosis (TB) is a chronic specific granulomatous disease and a major cause of death in developing countries. The clinical presentation of TB lesions of the oral cavity varies widely and can manifest as ulcerations, diffuse inflammatory lesions, granulomas and fissures. Oral lesions generally ap...

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Main Authors: Suhail Majid Jan, Fayiza Youqoob Khan, Muzafar Ahmad Bhat, Roobal Behal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Journal of Indian Society of Periodontology
Subjects:
Gingiva
Langerhanscells
oral cavity
tuberculosis
Online Access:http://www.jisponline.com/article.asp?issn=0972-124X;year=2014;volume=18;issue=5;spage=632;epage=636;aulast=Jan

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