An unusual site of presentation of tuberculosis: tuberculosis hard palate. | [Pakistan Journal of Surgery • 2010]

Author(s):

1. Zahid Suhail: Abbasi Shaheed Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan

2. Yousuf Khambaty: Abbasi Shaheed Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan

3. Khalid A. Ashrafi: Abbasi Shaheed Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan

4. Ayub Musani: Abbasi Shaheed Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan

Abstract:

We report a case of young female patient of 22 years of age who presented to us in our out patient department with a short history of burning sensation in mouth and a swelling on the palate region on mid position, posteriorly. Aft er routine history and physical examination CT scan, routine blood work and a biopsy of the lesion was advised. Result of the histopathology revealed granulomatous infl ammation with langhan’s type giant cells. A diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) of palate was made. She had no signs of pulmonary TB. TB of palate is a rare entity and that too without any signs of pulmonary TB is exceptional which prompted us to do the case reporting. She was started on anti-tuberculous regimen and within the short span of only 10-days her response was dramatic. One should always therefore consider, in diff erential diagnosis, the possibility of tuberculosis when seeing a lesion in oral cavity as the response to drugs is excellent.

Page(s): 180-181

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Published: Journal: Pakistan Journal of Surgery, Volume: 26, Issue: 2, Year: 2010

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