Unusual Sites of Cutaneous Tuberculosis: A Report of Two Cases
Joint Authors
Chopra, Dimple
Chopra, Vishal
Sharma, Aastha
Chopra, Siddharth
Aggarwal, Shivali
Goyal, Deepak
Source
Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-02-27
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Cutaneous tuberculosis (CTB) is an uncommon small subset of extrapulmonary tuberculosis, comprising 1–1.5% of all extrapulmonary tuberculosis manifestations, which manifests only in 8.4–13.7% of all tuberculosis cases.
Lupus vulgaris (LV) and tuberculosis verrucosa cutis (TBVC) are forms of reinfection tuberculosis and often occur in presensitized patients, by exogenous inoculation.
We report two cases of cutaneous tuberculosis at unusual sites.
A 35-year-old female having a forehead lesion for 2 years was diagnosed as having tuberculosis verrucosa cutis and another 16-year-old girl with lesion in left axilla for 10 years was proven to have lupus vulgaris.
The delayed diagnosis was possibly due to lower clinical suspicion due to the presentation of CTB at unusual sites.
This highlights the importance of keeping TB as an important differential as misdiagnosis or delayed diagnosis of this entity can lead to prolonged morbidity.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Chopra, Dimple& Chopra, Vishal& Sharma, Aastha& Chopra, Siddharth& Aggarwal, Shivali& Goyal, Deepak. 2017. Unusual Sites of Cutaneous Tuberculosis: A Report of Two Cases. Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Chopra, Dimple…[et al.]. Unusual Sites of Cutaneous Tuberculosis: A Report of Two Cases. Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Chopra, Dimple& Chopra, Vishal& Sharma, Aastha& Chopra, Siddharth& Aggarwal, Shivali& Goyal, Deepak. Unusual Sites of Cutaneous Tuberculosis: A Report of Two Cases. Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1145001
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1145001