Pande T K, Hiran S, Rao V V, Pani S, Vishwanathan K A
Department of Medicine, JLN Hospital and Research Centre, Bhilai, India.
Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod. 1995 Aug;80(2):172-4. doi: 10.1016/s1079-2104(05)80197-0.
Although tuberculosis of tongue has been previously reported, its infrequent clinical presentation and increased chance of being overlooked during routine examination of the oral cavity, make it worthy of documentation. Lingual tuberculosis is usually associated with tuberculosis of the oropharynx, lungs, lymph nodes, and miliary tuberculosis. Primary tuberculosis of the tongue is extremely rare and is seldom reported. Early diagnosis of tuberculosis elsewhere in body and its effective treatment by antituberculous drugs may be the reason for its uncommon presentation. The relationship between consumption of raw or unboiled milk and tuberculosis of the tongue is ill-understood and has evidently not been reported. We take this opportunity to present the first case of primary lingual tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium bovis related to consumption of unboiled cow milk.
尽管此前已有舌结核的相关报道，但因其临床表现不常见，且在口腔常规检查中易被忽视，故仍值得记录。舌结核通常与口咽、肺、淋巴结结核及粟粒性结核相关。原发性舌结核极为罕见，鲜有报道。身体其他部位结核的早期诊断及抗结核药物的有效治疗可能是其表现不常见的原因。生牛奶或未煮开牛奶的饮用与舌结核之间的关系尚不清楚，显然也未见报道。我们借此机会报告首例由牛分枝杆菌引起的与饮用未煮开牛奶相关的原发性舌结核病例。
