[Cutaneous tuberculosis: case report]. / Tuberculosis cutánea: reporte de un caso.
Arch Argent Pediatr
; 112(3): e93-6, 2014 Jun.
Article
em Es
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-24862824
Cutaneous tuberculosis is a chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It is not very frequent and particularly difficult to diagnose. It incidence ranges between 1.5 and 4% of all extrapulmonary tuberculosis, according to bibliography. The clinic presentations depend on the arrival via of the bacillus to the skin, the patient's immune state and the environment. We show a cutaneous tuberculosis on a child with chronic dermatologic lesions, with torpid evolution, without response to treatments; the skin biopsy showed caseous granulomas. The aim is to show a patient with an infrequent clinic presentation of this disease, to emphasize the importance of an early recognition and treatment, avoiding the appearance of complications and sequels.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Tuberculose Cutânea
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Child
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
Es
Revista:
Arch Argent Pediatr
Ano de publicação:
2014
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de publicação:
Argentina