Gingiva as the primary site of extrapulmonary tuberculosis: A rare case report with brief review of literature

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...

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Published in:	Journal of Indian Society of Periodontology
Main Authors:	Nakkeeran Adhithya, Srinivasan Poovan Kirubanidhi Kennedy Babu, Grace Tara Paul, Kadathanadan Vachali Soorya
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2024-06-01
Subjects:	extrapulmonary tuberculosis gingival tuberculosis mycobacterium tuberculosis oral tuberculosis primary gingival tuberculosis
Online Access:	https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jisp.jisp_134_23