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Cutaneous tuberculosis of the foot clinically mimicking mycetoma: A case report

KEY CLINICAL MESSAGE: In a resource‐limited setting such as Sudan, where diagnostic and surveillance capacities are limited and several dermal diseases with similar clinical presentation are endemic, further precautious must taking into account. ABSTRACT: Cutaneous tuberculosis (CTB) is a rare infec...

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Autores principales: Ahmed, Ayman, Hagelnur, Amel Ahmed, Eltigani, Hala Fathi, Siddig, Emmanuel Edwar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10160425/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37151934
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.7295
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Sumario:KEY CLINICAL MESSAGE: In a resource‐limited setting such as Sudan, where diagnostic and surveillance capacities are limited and several dermal diseases with similar clinical presentation are endemic, further precautious must taking into account. ABSTRACT: Cutaneous tuberculosis (CTB) is a rare infection caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Atypical clinical presentations of CTB may resemble other skin neglected diseases. For definitive diagnosis, we require a holistic diagnostic approach including clinical examination and deployment of laboratory investigations including microbial culture, histopathological, and molecular examinations of the proper samples per test. In this communication, we report a case of CTB that was initially misidentified clinically as mycetoma.