Tuberculoma of the Tongue Presenting as Hemimacroglossia
Joint Authors
Gulia, J. S.
Gupta, Arsh
Singh, Sunita
Agrawal, Arpit
Panchal, Vineet
Yadav, S. P. S.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-12-19
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The underdiagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis lesions, along with an emerging global resistance to antitubercular drugs, warrants an increased awareness of the involvement of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in atypical lesions of oral cavity.
Tongue is the most common site of oral tuberculosis.
We report a rare presentation of lingual tuberculosis in a 65-year-old male, a chronic tobacco chewer, who came to us with swelling of the tongue which apparently looked like hemimacroglossia, leading to the clinical diagnosis of submucosal carcinoma of tongue.
Enlargement of tongue is a slow process resulting from gradual invasion and lodging of bacilli in the tongue.
Biopsy and histopathological examination revealed tuberculous etiology of the lesion and the patient responded well to antitubercular therapy.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Yadav, S. P. S.& Agrawal, Arpit& Gulia, J. S.& Singh, Sunita& Gupta, Arsh& Panchal, Vineet. 2012. Tuberculoma of the Tongue Presenting as Hemimacroglossia. Case Reports in Medicine،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Yadav, S. P. S.…[et al.]. Tuberculoma of the Tongue Presenting as Hemimacroglossia. Case Reports in Medicine No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Yadav, S. P. S.& Agrawal, Arpit& Gulia, J. S.& Singh, Sunita& Gupta, Arsh& Panchal, Vineet. Tuberculoma of the Tongue Presenting as Hemimacroglossia. Case Reports in Medicine. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-480550
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-480550