Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis (TB) is a contagious-infectious disease caused mainly by <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> that in most individuals is usually asymptomatic but that in at risk individuals (e.g. with diabetes or with HIV infection) can cause weakness, fever, weight loss, night sweat, and respiratory anomalies such as chronic cough, chest pain, hemoptysis or respiratory insufficiency.

Cheilitis

Inflammation of the lip.


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PMID (PMCID)
27795773
(5072856)
 MALE Adult
[Tuberculous cheilitis revealing pulmonary tuberculosis].
Bricha M, Slimani H, Hammi S, Bourkadi JE.
Pan Afr Med J. 2016;24:176.
[Tuberculous cheilitis revealing pulmonary tuberculosis].
23162350
(3498725)
 OTHER
Orofacial granulomatosis: A case report with review of literature.
Rana AP.
J Indian Soc Periodontol. 2012;16(3):469-74.
The unifying term "OFG" has been introduced to integrate the spectrum of various disorders, including Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome and granulomatous cheilitis (which is sometimes considered to be a monosymptomatic form of Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome), and has been shown to be associated with Crohn's disease, sarcoidosis, and infectious diseases such as tuberculosis.
21048550
 FEMALE Adult
Orofacial granulomatosis of the lip: a report of 2 cases with histological and immunohistochemical analyses and intralesional corticotherapy.
Martini MZ, Galletta VC, Pereira EM, De Sousa SC, Lemos CA, Migliari DA.
Minerva Stomatol. 2010;59(10):579-81.
Orofacial granulomatosis is a generic term applied to manifestations of several diseases including sarcoidosis, Crohn's disease, Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome, cheilitis granulomatosa of Miescher, tuberculosis and foreign-body reactions.
20171435
 MALE Adult
[Baker Rosenbach erysipeloid appearing as a granulomatous cheilitis].
Koufane J, Afifi Y, Khoudri I, Rmili M, Senouci K, Kettani F, Benouda A, Hassam B, Ismaili N.
Ann Dermatol Venereol. 2010;137(2):124-7.
Histologically, the granuloma directed our investigation towards the principal aetiologies of granulomatosis cheilitis, such as tuberculosis considering the epidemiological context, sarcoidosis or Crohn's disease.
19884744
 MALE
Granulomatous cheilitis secondary to tuberculosis in a child.
Bhattacharya M, Rajeshwari K, Sardana K, Gupta P.
J Postgrad Med. 2009;55(3):190-2.
Granulomatous cheilitis secondary to tuberculosis in a child.
19884744
 MALE
Granulomatous cheilitis secondary to tuberculosis in a child.
Bhattacharya M, Rajeshwari K, Sardana K, Gupta P.
J Postgrad Med. 2009;55(3):190-2.
This case report describes a child with granulomatous cheilitis with pulmonary tuberculosis, who responded to anti-tubercular treatment.