Mycobacterium tuberculosis found at both skin lesions and Mantoux testing site in a patient with erythema induratum of Bazin

Mycobacterium tuberculosis is very rarely found in erythema induratum of Bazin; recently, we found an unusual case with positive acid‐fast bacilli and polymerase chain reaction for detecting M. tuberculosis in both skin lesions of the extremities and the site of Mantoux test.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Xu, Hui, Li, Yu‐Mei, Ma, Hong, Gu, Wen‐Tao, Chen, Zhi‐Qiang
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2017
Materias:
Concise Communications
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5655927/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28470727
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1346-8138.13882
Descripción
Sumario:Mycobacterium tuberculosis is very rarely found in erythema induratum of Bazin; recently, we found an unusual case with positive acid‐fast bacilli and polymerase chain reaction for detecting M. tuberculosis in both skin lesions of the extremities and the site of Mantoux test.

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