Base of Tongue Tuberculosis: A Case Report

Carlos Miguel Chiesa Estomba,Ana Sofía Araujo-da Costa,Teresa Rivera Schmitz,Pedro Vaamonde Lago

Base of Tongue Tuberculosis: A Case Report

2015

Carlos Miguel Chiesa Estomba
Ana Sofía Araujo-da Costa
Teresa Rivera Schmitz
Pedro Vaamonde Lago

Introduction: Tuberculosis is an infectious disease that has displayed increasing incidence in the last decades. It is estimated that up to 20% of tuberculosis cases affect extra-pulmonary organs. In the ENT area, soft palate and tongue are the least probable locations.

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Pharynx
Infectious disease (medical specialty)
Soft palate
Tongue
Tuberculosis
Medicine
Pathology
Differential diagnosis
Dermatology
Deep cervical lymph nodes
Biopsy
Sputum
Sore throat
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate

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