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Periodontal disease as the initial oral manifestation of abdominal tuberculosis

Tuberculosis is a chronic, specific granulomatous disease and a major cause of death in developing countries. We report a case of tuberculosis presenting first as periodontal loss of tooth support leading to loose teeth and gingival enlargement affecting a 17-year-old female patient without any pulm...

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Autores principales: Javali, Mukhatar Ahmed, Patil, Vishwanath, Ayesha, Humera
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3612204/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23559932