An unusual focus of extra pulmonary tuberculosis

Authors

  • Nilima Sharma Department of Dentistry, Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences & Research (HIMSR) & Associated Hakeem Abdul Hameed Centenary Hospital (HAHCH) Hamdard University, New Delhi, India
  • Anuj Sharma Department of Pathology, Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences & Research (HIMSR) & Associated Hakeem Abdul Hameed Centenary Hospital (HAHCH) Hamdard University, New Delhi, India
  • Mukta Pujani Department of Pathology, Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences & Research (HIMSR) & Associated Hakeem Abdul Hameed Centenary Hospital (HAHCH) Hamdard University, New Delhi, India
  • Sunil Kohli Department of Medicine, Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences & Research (HIMSR) & Associated Hakeem Abdul Hameed Centenary Hospital (HAHCH) Hamdard University, New Delhi, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2349-3933.ijam20151025

Keywords:

Extra pulmonary tuberculosis, Primary oral TB, Secondary oral TB, Dental pulp, Granuloma, Giant cells

Abstract

Extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) is an uncommon form of chronic infection, which does not present with the typical signs and symptoms of pulmonary tuberculosis. Most extrapulmonary forms of tuberculosis affect organs with suboptimal conditions for bacillary growth. Therefore, extrapulmonary tuberculosis generally has an insidious presentation, a slow evolution, and paucibacillary lesions and/or fluids. Access to the lesions through secretions and body fluids is not always possible; therefore, invasive techniques may be necessary to obtain material for diagnostic investigation. Oral tuberculosis lesions are infrequent and their occurrence is usually secondary to pulmonary involvement. Here is an unusual presentation of oral TB which was unraveled incidentally during a routine dental extraction.

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Published

2017-01-22