Primary tuberculosis of the tongue in an immunocompetent patient: A case report

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 78-79

  Kataria, Sant Parkash ^a   Singh, Sneh ^a   Tanwar, Parul ^a   Kumar, Sanjay ^a   Singh, Gajender ^a  

^a POST GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Primary; Tongue; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DYSPHAGIA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MOUTH HYGIENE; MYCOBACTERIUM; ORAL BIOPSY; PRIMARY TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPEECH DISORDER; STAINING; TONGUE DISEASE; TONGUE PRIMARY TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 84863116190     PISSN: 22221808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2222-1808(12)60019-X     Document Type: Article

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