Oral manifestation of tuberculosis: a case-report

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 leuk...

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Main Authors: Bárbara Capitanio de Souza, Vania Maria Aita de Lemos, Maria Cristina Munerato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-03-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867015002147