Oral tuberculosis presenting as a destructive lower-lip ulcer: A case report
Mhd Anas Kattash, Karim Nahhas, Nour Waheeda Sabouni, Sulaima Kochaji, Nabil Kochaji · 2026
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Description
Mhd Anas Kattash and four co-authors report a 2026 case of tuberculosis in the mouth, a rare site for the disease. A twenty-four-year-old man had a growing sore on his lower lip for three months, with bleeding and loss of lip tissue. The sore looked much like cancer. Tests of the tissue showed dead, swollen patches with large fused cells, a pattern that fits the disease but does not prove it.
A lab test then grew the tuberculosis germ from a fresh tissue sample, which settled the cause. Chest scans showed no lung disease, and tests found no other site. After two months of standard drugs, the sore shrank to a small spot. The authors urge doctors to keep this rare cause in mind for lip sores that do not heal.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Mhd Anas Kattash, Karim Nahhas, Nour Waheeda Sabouni, Sulaima Kochaji, Nabil Kochaji |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 17 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |