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Primary lingual tuberculosis: a case report

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Jamal Jawad  and
Fouad El-Zuebi
Jamal Jawad*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, King Fahad Hospital, Al-Baha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Fouad El-Zuebi
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, King Fahad Hospital, Al-Baha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
*
Address for correspondence: Jamal Jawad, Consultant ENT Surgeon, 91 Carysfort Downs, Blackrock, Co, Dublin, Ireland. Fax: 00-353-1-2881600
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Abstract

A case of primary tuberculosis of the tongue in a 45-year-old male patient is presented. The clinical manifestation, diagnosis and the response to the antituberculosis treatment are considered. The previous literature is reviewed.

Keywords

TongueTuberculosis
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 110 , Issue 2 , February 1996 , pp. 177 - 178
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1996

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