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Korean Journal of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 1973;16(3): 81-4. |
5 Case of Tongue Tuberculosis |
Yun Teik Kim, MD, Myung Woo Lee, MD, and Yang Ja Joo, MD |
Department of Otolaryngology, National Medical Center, Korea |
舌結核 5例 |
金然澤 · 李明雨 · 朱良子 |
國立醫療院 耳鼻咽喉科 |
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ABSTRACT |
Tuberculosis of tongue is rare. It has been reported to occur mostly in association with tuberculosis of some other tissue, especially severe pulmonary tuberculosis and has been called as secondary tuberculosis of tongue. But rarely, it has been found to occur without any detectable evidence of tuberculous lesion elsewhere in the body and been described a primary tuberculosis of tongue. Since Morgagni described the first case of tongue tuberculosis in 1761, about 500 cases were reported, but few cases from Korea. Tuberculous lesion in tongue does not show any characteristic clinical manifestation and can be differentiated from other chronic infective granulomatous or neoplastic tissue by histopathological examination. The type of lesion usually seen are ulcer, fissure, granuloma, tuberculoma and glossitis. The authors reviewed 5 cases of tongue tuberculosis, during 11 years from Jan. 1960 to Aug. 1971 at Department of Otolaryngology in National Medical Center.
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