Tuberculide papular o tuberculosis cutánea paucibacilar: reporte de caso / Tuberculids papular or paucibacillary cutaneous tuberculosis: case report
Folia dermatol. peru
; 22(2): 81-84, mayo-ago. 2011. ilus
Article
in Spanish
| LILACS, LIPECS
| ID: lil-665028
Responsible library:
PE1.1
RESUMEN
La tuberculide papular es una variante de tuberculide cutánea caracterizada por pápulas y nódulos en cara, pabellones auriculares, cuello, tórax y extremidades, que se presenta en pacientes jóvenes con prueba de tuberculina positiva; además se observan granulomas tuberculoides perianexiales en la biopsia de piel. Al igual que otras tuberculides tiene prueba de PCR positiva en piel, por lo que se le puede considerar como una forma paucibacilar de tuberculosis cutánea. Se presenta el caso de una mujer con tuberculide papular de inicio durante la gestación y se revisa la literatura.
ABSTRACT
Papular tuberculid is a cutaneous tuberculid variant characterized by papules and nodules on face, ears, neck, chest and limbs, occurring in young patients with positive tuberculin test, in addition to periadnexal tuberculoid granulomas in skin biopsy. Like other tuberculids is PCR positive on skin, and for that reason it must be considered as a form of paucibacillary cutaneous tuberculosis. We present the case of a woman with papular tuberculids starting during pregnancy and review the literature.
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Collection:
National databases
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Peru
Health context:
Neglected Diseases
Health problem:
Leprosy
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Neglected Diseases
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Tuberculosis
Database:
LILACS
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LIPECS
Main subject:
Tuberculosis, Cutaneous
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Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Rosacea
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Leprosy, Paucibacillary
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Folia dermatol. peru
Year:
2011
Document type:
Article
Institution/Affiliation country:
Clínica Médica Cayetano Heredia/PE
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Hospital Nacional Edgardo Rebagliati Martins/PE