Primary enterolithiasis with intestinal tuberculosis: rare presentation of a common disease

Primary tuberculosis of the cheek: a common disease with a rare presentation.

Tuberculosis of the extra-oral region is uncommon and is rarely primary. Extra-oral involvement of the cheek in the absence of tuberculosis elsewhere in the body is rare. To the best of our knowledge, we report here the first case of primary tuberculosis of the cheek in a 31-year-old male presenting as a nodular swelling of the cheek. Previous reported cases of extra-oral involvement of the che...

Enterolithiasis secondary to intestinal tuberculosis.

A rare presentation of a common disease.

A sexually active 25-year-old nulliparous woman presented for a routine gynecological checkup. The patient reported normal menses, including her last menstrual period 2 weeks prior. Her past medical history included multiple sexual partners and an episode of gonococcal cervicitis at age 21 which resolved following antibiotic treatment with a single dose (125 mg) of intramuscular ceftriaxone. Sh...

Primary Conjunctival Tuberculosis-A Rare Presentation

Tuberculosis is an infectious disease, commonly affecting the lungs. However, tuberculosis primarily affecting the conjuctiva is rare. Symptoms and signs of unilateral conjunctivitis may masquerade as primary conjunctival tuberculosis. In an endemic country like India, laterality, chronicity and non-resolution of symptoms with steroids are indications for pursuing a biopsy earlier than later. W...

Primary Labial Tuberculosis: A Rare Presentation

Tuberculosis is one of the oldest scorches of mankind that has not left this world even today. The disease is more common in the developing countries. Oral tuberculosis has been considered in 0.1-5% of all tuberculous infections. Mostly, the oral tuberculous lesions are secondary to pulmonary tuberculosis, but rarely primary lesions may occur. Primary lesions occur due to direct inoculation of ...