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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

  1. Tuberculous ulcer
  2. Tongue abscess
  3. Primary syphilis
  4. Decubitus ulcer
  5. Actinomycosis of the tongue
Correct answer

Tuberculous ulcer

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