Journal Basic Info
- Impact Factor: 1.995**
- H-Index: 8
- ISSN: 2474-1647
- DOI: 10.25107/2474-1647
Major Scope
- Gastroenterological Surgery
- Bariatric Surgery
- Transplant Surgery
- Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
- Pediatric Surgery
- Emergency Surgery
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
- Endocrine Surgery
Abstract
Citation: Clin Surg. 2017;2(1):1377.Case Report | Open Access
Primary Tuberculosis of the Oral Cavity: A Case Report
Ababtain R, Alohali A and Binahmed A
Department of Head and Neck Surgery, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery and Head & Neck Surgery, King Abdulaziz Medical city, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
*Correspondance to: Abdulaziz Binahmed
PDF Full Text DOI: 10.25107/2474-1647.1377
Abstract
Tuberculosis is a chronic granulomatous disease that usually affects the lungs but could also occur in other organs such as the oral cavity. Mycobacterium Tuberculosis is the main causative organism and is typically transmitted through the respiratory tract by inhaling droplets contaminated by these organisms. Oral tuberculosis is a challenging lesion to diagnose due to its various clinical presentations. Hereby, we present an interesting case of gingival overgrowth in the anterior maxilla that mimics a malignant lesion. Unexpectedly, histopathological examination confirmed the diagnosis of tuberculosis. Further investigations were done to rule out pulmonary tuberculosis.
Keywords
Tuberculosis; Oral tuberculosis; Gingival enlargement
Cite the article
Ababtain R, Alohali A, Binahmed A. Primary Tuberculosis of the Oral Cavity: A Case Report. Clin Surg. 2017; 2: 1377.
