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Symmetrical peripheral gangrene in disseminated tuberculosis
Dermatologica
|January 1, 1986
Summary
Symmetrical peripheral gangrene (SPG) in a patient with disseminated miliary tuberculosis was likely caused by tubercle bacilli emboli. This case highlights SPG as a rare skin manifestation of widespread tuberculosis.
Area of Science:
- Infectious Diseases
- Dermatology
- Vascular Medicine
Background:
- Disseminated miliary tuberculosis is a severe systemic infection.
- Symmetrical peripheral gangrene (SPG) is a rare but serious condition affecting the extremities.
- The pathogenesis of SPG in infectious diseases is not fully understood.