A case of tuberculosis verrucosa cutis in Brazil undiagnosed for 15 years

Tuberculosis verrucosa cutis is a rare medical condition that is caused by the inoculation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis into the skin of a previously sensitized individual. This clinical form of tuberculosis corresponds to 1–2% of all cases of tuberculosis and due to the paucibacillary characterist...

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Autores principales: Wedy, Glaucia Ferreira, Passero, Luiz Felipe Domingues, Criado, Paulo Ricardo, Belda, Walter
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2021
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9392159/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34242596
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bjid.2021.101593
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author Wedy, Glaucia Ferreira
Passero, Luiz Felipe Domingues
Criado, Paulo Ricardo
Belda, Walter
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description Tuberculosis verrucosa cutis is a rare medical condition that is caused by the inoculation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis into the skin of a previously sensitized individual. This clinical form of tuberculosis corresponds to 1–2% of all cases of tuberculosis and due to the paucibacillary characteristic of the lesions, patients can be misdiagnosed, accounting for the chronification of the skin infection. Herein, we report the case of a 26-year-old male farmer, presenting plaques with verrucosa and hyperkeratosis features in the left thigh and buttocks during 15 years. M. tuberculosis was identified by PCR and the patient was treated with standard anti-tuberculosis drugs, with subsequent improvement of the skin lesions.
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spelling pubmed-93921592022-08-23 A case of tuberculosis verrucosa cutis in Brazil undiagnosed for 15 years Wedy, Glaucia Ferreira Passero, Luiz Felipe Domingues Criado, Paulo Ricardo Belda, Walter Braz J Infect Dis Case Report Tuberculosis verrucosa cutis is a rare medical condition that is caused by the inoculation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis into the skin of a previously sensitized individual. This clinical form of tuberculosis corresponds to 1–2% of all cases of tuberculosis and due to the paucibacillary characteristic of the lesions, patients can be misdiagnosed, accounting for the chronification of the skin infection. Herein, we report the case of a 26-year-old male farmer, presenting plaques with verrucosa and hyperkeratosis features in the left thigh and buttocks during 15 years. M. tuberculosis was identified by PCR and the patient was treated with standard anti-tuberculosis drugs, with subsequent improvement of the skin lesions. Elsevier 2021-07-06 /pmc/articles/PMC9392159/ /pubmed/34242596 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bjid.2021.101593 Text en © 2021 Sociedade Brasileira de Infectologia. Published by Elsevier España, S.L.U. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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Belda, Walter
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title A case of tuberculosis verrucosa cutis in Brazil undiagnosed for 15 years
title_full A case of tuberculosis verrucosa cutis in Brazil undiagnosed for 15 years
title_fullStr A case of tuberculosis verrucosa cutis in Brazil undiagnosed for 15 years
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title_sort case of tuberculosis verrucosa cutis in brazil undiagnosed for 15 years
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9392159/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34242596
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bjid.2021.101593
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