Cutaneous tuberculosis: An infrequent manifestation of a common pathogen in South Africa

Cutaneous tuberculosis is an infrequent form of extra-pulmonary tuberculosis, even in high-prevalence settings. We present the case of a patient living with advanced HIV who developed extensive cutaneous tuberculosis. The polymorphic skin lesions were the most striking clinical manifestation of unde...

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Autores principales: van Heerden, Jennifer K., Broadhurst, Alistair G.B., de Jager, Ruan S., du Plessis, Wesley, Ebrahim, Nabilah, Mnguni, Ayanda T., Schietekat, Denzil, Meintjes, Graeme
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: AOSIS 2023
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10331026/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37435117
http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/sajid.v38i1.526
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Sumario:Cutaneous tuberculosis is an infrequent form of extra-pulmonary tuberculosis, even in high-prevalence settings. We present the case of a patient living with advanced HIV who developed extensive cutaneous tuberculosis. The polymorphic skin lesions were the most striking clinical manifestation of underlying disseminated tuberculosis. CONTRIBUTION: This case report highlights an unusual presentation of tuberculosis. Cutaneous tuberculosis has a wide spectrum of clinical presentations and may be under-recognised by clinicians. We recommend early biopsy for microbiological diagnosis.

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