Gingiva as the primary site of extrapulmonary tuberculosis: A rare case report with brief review of literature.
| Autor: | Adhithya N; Department of Periodontology, Mahatma Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Dental Sciences, Government of Puducherry Institution, Puducherry, India., Babu SPKK; Department of Periodontology, Mahatma Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Dental Sciences, Government of Puducherry Institution, Puducherry, India., Paul GT; Department of Periodontology, Mahatma Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Dental Sciences, Government of Puducherry Institution, Puducherry, India., Soorya KV; Department of Periodontology, Mahatma Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Dental Sciences, Government of Puducherry Institution, Puducherry, India. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Indian Society of Periodontology [J Indian Soc Periodontol] 2024 Jan-Feb; Vol. 28 (1), pp. 132-137. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jun 04. |
| DOI: | 10.4103/jisp.jisp_134_23 |
| Abstrakt: | Multiple strains of Mycobacteria cause tuberculosis (TB), a chronic, specific infectious granulomatous disease. It mainly occurs with pulmonary involvement when compared to extrapulmonary involvement. Primary oral occurrence is uncommon and oral lesions are usually secondary to pulmonary involvement. When there are no active pulmonary clinical manifestations of TB, the diagnosis of the very rare entity of primary gingival TB poses a great challenge to clinicians. In this case report, we discuss a case of primary gingival TB in a 24-year-old lactating mother. This article briefs the onset and course of the lesion during pregnancy and postpartum, elaborates the pathway to diagnosis, various investigations performed and the regimen of antitubercular therapy for 6 months, followed by complete resolution of the lesion without recurrence. This report also describes the significance of considering TB as a differential diagnosis in oral lesions and the various diagnostic methods available. It also emphasizes the sole importance of histopathology in the early detection of the lesion and its management. Competing Interests: There are no conflicts of interest. (Copyright: © 2024 Indian Society of Periodontology.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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