Oral Manifestations of Tuberculosis: Step towards Early Diagnosis

Tuberculosis, as known universally, is a chronic infectious disease that can affect any part of the body including mouth. It usually affects the lungs, TB bacilli can spread hematogenously to other parts of the body and this also includes mandible or maxilla. It can occur in the mouth involving the...

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Published in:	Journal of clinical and diagnostic research Vol. 8; no. 12; pp. ZE18 - ZE21
Main Authors:	Jain, Pankaj, Jain, Isha
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	India JCDR Research and Publications (P) Limited 01-12-2014 JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited
Subjects:	bacille calmette guerin (bcg) Dentistry Section inoculation secondary lesions Secondary lesions Inoculation Bacille Calmette Guerin (BCG)
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Summary:	Tuberculosis, as known universally, is a chronic infectious disease that can affect any part of the body including mouth. It usually affects the lungs, TB bacilli can spread hematogenously to other parts of the body and this also includes mandible or maxilla. It can occur in the mouth involving the tongue with very unusual features and forms. So oral lesions, although rare, are very important for early diagnosis and interception of primary tuberculosis.
Bibliography:	ObjectType-Article-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-3 content type line 23 ObjectType-Review-1
ISSN:	2249-782X 0973-709X
DOI:	10.7860/JCDR/2014/10080.5281