Oral manifestation of tuberculosis: a case-report
AUTOR(ES)
de Souza, Bárbara Capitanio, de Lemos, Vania Maria Aita, Munerato, Maria Cristina
FONTE
Braz J Infect Dis
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
2016-04
RESUMO
Abstract The present case-report describes tuberculosis on the oral mucosa, in a rare manifestation of the disease. The importance of appropriate diagnosis and awareness of the clinical manifestations is highlighted. Oral lesions seem to occur as chronic ulcers, nodular or granular areas, and rare, firm leukoplakia regions. Most extra-pulmonary lesions represent secondary infections of a primary lung infectious focus; therefore, early and accurate diagnosis is required for planning of the best treatment and strategies to control the disease.
