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[Tuberculosis of the submandibular gland: a case report]
C Moure1, S Mbuyamba, A Bruniau
1Service de Chirurgie Maxillo-faciale, CHU Amiens Nord. christophemoure@caramail.com
Introduction:
Tuberculosis remains an important public health problem in France. After a certain decline, its incidence has remained unchanged since 1990. 30% of tuberculosis cases are extra-pulmonary form, most of them concern nodes especially in cervical areas.
Case Report:
This case of submandibular tuberculosis illustrates diagnostic and therapeutic difficulties.
Discussion:
There are few clinical signs or laboratory clues suggestive of tuberculosis, however a surgery cannot be avoided and must be performed in combination with antituberculosis chemotherapy.
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