Primary oral tuberculosis : Report of two cases

Primary oral tuberculosis : Report of two cases

Oral lesions of tuberculosis though uncommon, are seen in both the primary and secondary stages of the disease. In secondary tuberculosis, the oral manifestations may be accompanied by lesions in the lungs, lymph nodes, or in any other part of the body and can be detected by a systemic examination....

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Main Authors: Ebenezer Jagadish, Samuel Rekha, Mathew George, Koshy Santosh, Chacko Rabin, Jesudason Mary
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2006-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Dental Research
Subjects:
Oral tuberculosis
Online Access:http://www.ijdr.in/article.asp?issn=0970-9290;year=2006;volume=17;issue=1;spage=41;epage=44;aulast=Ebenezer
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spelling doaj-b0be2dc640a94dbe8b1bb8e9a3f9005a2020-11-24T23:00:15ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Dental Research0970-92902006-01-011714144Primary oral tuberculosis : Report of two casesEbenezer JagadishSamuel RekhaMathew GeorgeKoshy SantoshChacko RabinJesudason MaryOral lesions of tuberculosis though uncommon, are seen in both the primary and secondary stages of the disease. In secondary tuberculosis, the oral manifestations may be accompanied by lesions in the lungs, lymph nodes, or in any other part of the body and can be detected by a systemic examination. Primary oral tuberculosis may present as a diagnostic challenge for the clinician. Here we report two patients with primary tuberculosis in the oral cavity who presented to the dental department, were diagnosed and referred for medical management.http://www.ijdr.in/article.asp?issn=0970-9290;year=2006;volume=17;issue=1;spage=41;epage=44;aulast=EbenezerOral tuberculosis
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author Ebenezer Jagadish
Samuel Rekha
Mathew George
Koshy Santosh
Chacko Rabin
Jesudason Mary
spellingShingle Ebenezer Jagadish
Samuel Rekha
Mathew George
Koshy Santosh
Chacko Rabin
Jesudason Mary
Primary oral tuberculosis : Report of two cases
Indian Journal of Dental Research
Oral tuberculosis
author_facet Ebenezer Jagadish
Samuel Rekha
Mathew George
Koshy Santosh
Chacko Rabin
Jesudason Mary
author_sort Ebenezer Jagadish
title Primary oral tuberculosis : Report of two cases
title_short Primary oral tuberculosis : Report of two cases
title_full Primary oral tuberculosis : Report of two cases
title_fullStr Primary oral tuberculosis : Report of two cases
title_full_unstemmed Primary oral tuberculosis : Report of two cases
title_sort primary oral tuberculosis : report of two cases
publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series Indian Journal of Dental Research
issn 0970-9290
publishDate 2006-01-01
description Oral lesions of tuberculosis though uncommon, are seen in both the primary and secondary stages of the disease. In secondary tuberculosis, the oral manifestations may be accompanied by lesions in the lungs, lymph nodes, or in any other part of the body and can be detected by a systemic examination. Primary oral tuberculosis may present as a diagnostic challenge for the clinician. Here we report two patients with primary tuberculosis in the oral cavity who presented to the dental department, were diagnosed and referred for medical management.
topic Oral tuberculosis
url http://www.ijdr.in/article.asp?issn=0970-9290;year=2006;volume=17;issue=1;spage=41;epage=44;aulast=Ebenezer
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