Exam questionKROK 2Dentistry ยท 2023
A 47-year-old man complains of an ulcer on the back of his tongue. Hist history states that before the ulcer, there. was a tuberculous infiltrate for a long time. The infiltrate was gradually enlarging and then an ulcer formed. Objectively. there is a shallow elongated ulcer on the dorsum of the patient's tongue. The ulcer is painful, has overhanging edges and is surrounded with tubercles. Make the provisional diagnosis.
Answer options
- Tuberculous ulcer
- Tongue abscess
- Primary syphilis
- Decubitus ulcer
- Actinomycosis of the tongue
Correct answer
Tuberculous ulcer
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