Lupus vulgar: caso infrecuente de tuberculosis extrapulmonar / Cutaneous tuberculosis: Report of one case
Rev. méd. Chile
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140(4): 493-498, abr. 2012. ilus
Artículo
en Español
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ABSTRACT
Background:
Tuberculosis is uncommonly located in the skin, corresponding to 1 to 2% of extrapulmonary forms. We report a 61-year-old woman, referred due to a two months history of erythematous plaques covered with honey-colored crusts in the left preauricular region and below the chin. The lesions were previously treated as pyoderma with poor response. She was otherwise healthy, without any other symptom. Skin biopsy showed exudative tuberculoid granulomas with caseation necrosis. Koch culture was positive for Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Complementary studies ruled out other foci. Lupus vulgaris was diagnosed and antituberculous therapy started, achieving regression of cutaneous lesions.
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Asunto principal:
Tuberculosis Cutánea
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio diagnóstico
Límite:
Femenino
/
Humanos
Idioma:
Español
Revista:
Rev. méd. Chile
Asunto de la revista:
Medicina
Año:
2012
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
Chile
Institución/País de afiliación:
Hospital Clínico San Pablo/CL
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Universidad Católica del Norte/CL
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