Pulmonary tuberculosis with oral involvement presenting as persistent non-healing post-extraction lesions: a case report
. Subsequent pulmonary evaluation confirmed active pulmonary TB, and the patient was clinically diagnosed with pulmonary TB with oral involvement. Anti-TB therapy was initiated, and the oral lesions gradually resolved during follow-up, with no recurrence observed during approximately 1 year of follow-up. This case highlights that persistent post-extraction oral lesions unresponsive to conventional treatment should prompt timely biopsy to establish a definitive diagnosis, while concomitant respiratory or constitutional symptoms should also warrant appropriate pulmonary evaluation.
Authors
- M.H. Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-7415-0618)
- Sae Rom Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9041-0457)
- Y.-H. Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-7329-3226)
- Yu-Jin Jee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2526-4005)
- 김태호 (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-7548-8859)
- Jinwoong Hwang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9272-5257)
- Sung Ok Hong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9975-8177)
- Soyoung Park (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-8708-6350)
- Jiyeong Park (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-8291-2620)
Institutions
- Kyung Hee University Dental Hospital (KR)
- Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong (KR)
- Kyung Hee University Medical Hospital at Gangdong (KR)
- Kyung Hee University Dental Hospital at Gangdong (KR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- 대한구강악안면외과학회지
- Published
- 2026-10-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5125/jkaoms.2026.52.5.270
- Primary Topic
- Diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00