Primary cutaneous tuberculosis in a 27-year-old medical intern from needle-stick injury: a case report

The authors report a case of cutaneous tuberculosis in a 27-year-old African male medical intern who contracted primary cutaneous from a needle-stick injury. Cultures of pus aspirated from the finger initially grew Staphylococcus aureus that led to a delay in the diagnosis.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Karoney, Mercy Jelagat, Kaumbuki, Erastus Kanake, Koech, Mathew Kiptonui, Lelei, Lectary Kibor
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BlackWell Publishing Ltd 2015
Materias:
Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4317210/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25678972
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.143
Descripción
Sumario:The authors report a case of cutaneous tuberculosis in a 27-year-old African male medical intern who contracted primary cutaneous from a needle-stick injury. Cultures of pus aspirated from the finger initially grew Staphylococcus aureus that led to a delay in the diagnosis.

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