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Ana-Lee Gerdes¹, Alexander Kreuter^1,2, Frank Oellig³

¹Klinik für Dermatologie, Venerologie und Allergologie, Helios St. Johannes Klinikum Duisburg, Dieselstr. 185, 47166, Duisburg, Deutschland.

Dermatologie (Heidelberg, Germany)

|January 29, 2026

Resumen

La tuberculosis (TB) es una amenaza mundial para la salud. Este informe de caso detalla el tratamiento exitoso de una forma rara de TB cutánea, tuberculosis cutis colliquativa, diagnosticada erróneamente al principio, logrando la remisión con quimioterapia.

Área de la Ciencia:

Dermatología
Enfermedades Infecciosas
Salud Global

Sus antecedentes:

La tuberculosis (TB) es una enfermedad infecciosa mundial importante.
La tuberculosis cutánea (TBC) es una manifestación rara de la TB.
El lupus vulgar es el tipo más común de TBC en las naciones occidentales.

Objetivo del estudio:

Presentar un caso de tuberculosis cutis colliquativa.
Destacar los desafíos diagnósticos, incluido el diagnóstico erróneo inicial como sarcoidosis.
Demostrar resultados exitosos del tratamiento.

Principales métodos:

Presentación de un caso clínico.
Revisión de la historia clínica y el estudio diagnóstico del paciente.
Monitorización de la respuesta al tratamiento con quimioterapia antituberculosa.

Principales resultados:

Se identificó un caso de tuberculosis cutis colliquativa.
La afección fue diagnosticada erróneamente al principio como sarcoidosis cutánea.
Se logró la remisión clínica completa con cicatrización después de varios meses de tratamiento.

Conclusiones:

La tuberculosis cutis colliquativa requiere un diagnóstico preciso para un manejo eficaz.
La quimioterapia antituberculosa es eficaz en el tratamiento de esta rara forma de TBC cutánea.
El diagnóstico temprano y correcto es crucial para obtener resultados favorables para el paciente.

Palabras clave:

Agentes antituberculosos Salud global Lupus vulgar Espectro morfológico Tuberculosis cutis colliquativa

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