Abstract

BISERO, Elsa et al. Cutaneous tuberculosis: case report. Arch. argent. pediatr. [online]. 2014, vol.112, n.3, pp.e93-e96. ISSN 0325-0075.  http://dx.doi.org/10.5546/aap.2014.e93.

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 skinbiopsy 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.

Keywords : Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Skin ulcer; Cutaneous tuberculosis.

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