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Primary tuberculosis of the oral cavity.

Ito FA, de Andrade CR, Vargas PA, Jorge J, Lopes MA

Semiology and Oral Pathology, Dental School, University of Campinas, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil.

Tuberculosis is one of the major causes of ill health and death worldwide. Nevertheless, tuberculous lesions of the oral cavity are rare and can be a diagnostic challenge, particularly in young immunocompetent patients. Most of the cases are secondary to pulmonary disease and the primary form is uncommon. In this paper, we present a case of primary oral tuberculosis, affecting the floor of mouth in a 13-year-old Brazilian male patient.

Published 11 January 2005 in Oral Dis, 11(1): 50-3.
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