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Published on: August 11, 2008
Multifocal Cutaneous Tuberculosis in an Immunocompetent Patient: A Case Report
Youming Mei1, Hongsheng Wang1,2
1Hospital for Skin Diseases, Institute of Dermatology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Nanjing, People's Republic of China.
Insights
Cutaneous tuberculosis, a rare skin infection, presents diverse, hard-to-identify lesions. Diagnosis and treatment led to lesion resolution in a disseminated case.
Area of Science:
- Dermatology
- Infectious Diseases
- Microbiology
Background:
- Cutaneous tuberculosis (CTB) is a skin infection caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Mycobacterium bovis, or BCG vaccine.
- CTB exhibits diverse clinical presentations, including lupus vulgaris, tuberculosis verrucosa cutis, orificial tuberculosis, and scrofuloderma, often posing diagnostic challenges.
Abstract:
Cutaneous tuberculosis is an infection caused by Mycobacteria tuberculosis, the rare Mycobacterium bovis and the bacillus Calmette-Guérin vaccine. This disease has many clinical types with diverse clinical manifestations, mainly includes lupus vulgaris, tuberculosis verrucosa cutis, orificial tuberculosis and scrofuloderma that are difficult to identify. We report a case of cutaneous tuberculosis in a female who presented with disseminated papular and nodular lesions on her face and hands. The results of skin biopsy, PCR, and IGRA test contributed to the diagnosis. All lesions were resolved leaving only superficial scars after 5 months treatment.
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