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case_images: Pretreatment extraoral photograph revealing ulceration, crusting, and bleeding from lower lip and granulomatous lesion on gingiva
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case_images: F1
case_images: A diffuse, non-tender swelling of lower lip with mild eversion of the lip was present [Figure 1].
case_images: Intraoral pretreatment photograph showing ulceration on floor of mouth and gingival inflammation
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case_images: The lesion had patchy areas of brown crustation, bleeding and purulent discharge [Figure 2].
case_images: Photomicrograph revealing chronic granulomatous lesion
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case_images: F3
case_images: Ziehl-Neelsen staining showed multiple rods like acid fast bacilli, confirming the diagnosis of primary labial tuberculosis [Figures 3 and 4].
case_images: Ziehl-Neelsen stain section revealing acid-fast bacilli as red stained rod like structures
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case_images: F4
case_images: Ziehl-Neelsen staining showed multiple rods like acid fast bacilli, confirming the diagnosis of primary labial tuberculosis [Figures 3 and 4].
case_images: Two months post-treatment photograph showing healed lesions
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case_images: The lesions regressed significantly within 15 days of beginning of the therapy and healed completely within 2 months [Figure 5].