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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · J Lab Physicians 2018; 10(04): 457-459
DOI: 10.4103/JLP.JLP_4_18
Case Report

Tuberculosis cutis orificialis with underlying pulmonary tuberculosis in an immunocompetent man

Biswajit Dey
Department of Pathology, Andaman and Nicobar Islands Institute of Medical Sciences, Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar
,
Archana Hemant Deshpande
Department of Pathology, Andaman and Nicobar Islands Institute of Medical Sciences, Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar
,
Sanjeev Hosdurg Bhat
Department of Microbiology, Andaman and Nicobar Islands Institute of Medical Sciences, Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar
,
Ashok Singh
Department of Pathology, Andaman and Nicobar Islands Institute of Medical Sciences, Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar
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ABSTRACT

Tuberculosis cutis orificialis (TCO) is a rare form of tuberculosis more often secondary to pulmonary tuberculosis. TCO has varied differential diagnoses and thus results in delayed diagnosis and treatment leading to serious consequences. The diagnosis of TCO is confirmed by biopsy and nucleic acid amplification tests in majority of cases. We report a case of TCO with underlying pulmonary tuberculosis in a 50-year-old male, who presented with a painful nonhealing ulcer of the right buccal mucosa. Biopsy and real-time polymerase chain reaction helped in confirming the diagnosis. The patient was treated with antitubercular therapy.

Keywords

Mycobacterium - oral ulcer - tuberculosis


Publication History

Received: 05 January 2018

Accepted: 08 June 2018

Article published online:
20 February 2020

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