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On th floor of mouth, i think called the salivary ducts

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On th floor of mouth, i think called the salivary ducts both shaped as amlonds. well the other day notice right one was red looking on close expection saw very tiny holes is this normal ??????

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Possible could have latent tb

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March 24 1:24 p.m. (6 minutes and 20 seconds later)

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Dear Customer (name blocked for privacy) ,

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You are correct, the almond shaped structures under the tongue on the floor of your mouth are the salivary ducts for the submandibular salivary glands. It sounds like one of the ducts is inflamed. The tiny holes are the exit point of the ducts into the mouth and are where the saliva comes out. If the redness does not go away in a few more days, you should have your dentist take a look at the situation. Sometimes these ducts can form salivary ducts stones, which can plug up the ducts and cause the inflammation you see. Normally these are quite small and work their way out by themselves. But again, have you dentist take a look if the redness remains and/or if the area becomes painful.

I hope this answers your question.

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Sent March 24 1:34 p.m. (9 minutes and 53 seconds later)

Thanku for your good response. So it is quite normal to c pin size holes. It the 5 day now and looks like wholes r fading, is this good??

I very worried could it be tb?? Possilby have latent tb

Its not ulcered or not painful.

Thanku very much and will wait for you response

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Sent March 24 2:00 p.m. (10 minutes and 19 seconds later)

I did see an ENT specialist he said was not tb.But he didnt do anthing else. Just had a look that it

Also looks like the duct is healing so i guess it would be to short duration for tb. Also i dont symtpms of typical pulonmory tb (chesr x-ray clear ) no other symptoms.

If it was Tb would i be very contagious as not in lung or throat ??????

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Sent March 24 2:11 p.m. (6 minutes and 29 seconds later)

what test could he do ive had a PPD skin test and was 5 mm boardline postive for latent but i ve also had a bcg vaccination

What other test specifically for this ???

thanku for your response

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