Primary Oral Tuberculosis - A Case Report

Autor: B N Praveen, Sumati Kori, Balaji Rao
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2007
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Zdroj: Journal of Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Vol 19, Iss 4, Pp 529-532 (2007)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0972-1363
0975-1572
Popis: Tuberculosis is most common disease in developing countries because of lack of public health awareness, poverty, nutritional deficiencies, absence of medical facilities. Primary oral lesions in tuberculosis are still exceedingly rare. Oral involvement may be primary or secondary to systemic involvement. Involvement of oral cavity is rare accounting for 0.2-1.5% of cases. A rare case report of primary oral tuberculosis is presented.
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