Lingual tuberculosis: A rare presentation of disseminated form of tuberculosis

Tuberculosis (TB) is a common infectious disease, affecting almost any organ or system. Here, we report a case of an 18-year-old female presenting with a swelling in the tongue, which on fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) and special stain for acid-fast bacilli was diagnosed as TB of the tongue....

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Main Authors: Nagendra Mahendra (Author), Majed Abdul Basit Momin (Author), G Amitha Reddy (Author), Dharmendra Kumar Borad (Author)
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Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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