ABSTRACT
In biopsies of 54 patients suffering from chronic dermatological lesions (mostly ulcers of the skin) acid-fast bacilli were found in 14. In these 14 cases in 4 were lesions caused by M. tuberculosis, in 1 the lesion was caused by M. avium-intracellulare, in 1 the lesion was caused by M. fortuitum and in 2 the lesions were caused by non-cultivable mycobacteria (Feldmann-Hershfield ulcer?). In 2 cases the cultures were heavily contaminated, and the diagnosis remained uncertain. In the remaining 4 cases the mycobacteria were considered occasional isolates without clinical significance.
Subject(s)
Mycobacterium Infections/microbiology , Skin Diseases, Infectious/microbiology , Skin Ulcer/microbiology , Adolescent , Adult , Child , Child, Preschool , Female , Humans , Infant , Male , Middle Aged , Mycobacterium/isolation & purification , Mycobacterium avium Complex/isolation & purification , Mycobacterium tuberculosis/isolation & purificationABSTRACT
A case of pityriasis versicolor was reported on a child 29 days old. The source of infection probably was the mother who also was noted to have the mycosis. The differential diagnosis of hypochromic lesions should include pityriasis versicolor, even in very young children and direct examination is quick and easy can confirm the diagnosis of this condition.
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Tinea Versicolor/diagnosis , Diagnosis, Differential , Humans , Infant, Newborn , Malassezia/isolation & purification , Male , Pigmentation Disorders/diagnosisABSTRACT
A case of Generalized Perforating Granuloma Annulare of 15 years duration is described. The rarity of the disease is emphasized and the similarity of the lesions to those observed in papulonecrotic tuberculid noted. The lesions responded well to systemic and locally applied cortisone.
