Abstract

A case of secondary tuberculosis of the tongue in a 32 year- old male patient is presented. The histopathological exami­nation of biopsy specimens obtained from this lesion revealed caseating granulomas, leading to a possible diagno­sis of tuberculosis. The sputum smear and culture were pos­itive for acid-fast bacilli and the patient was diagnosed as pulmonary tuberculosis. The involvement of the tongue was thought to be an extrapulmonary manifestation of the pul­monary tuberculosis.