Primary cutaneous tuberculosis is a relatively uncommon manifestation especially in immunocompetent patients and it may occur in countries where tuberculosis is endemic. Findings: In this report, we described a case of a 20-year-old male presenting ulcerative lesions in the left foot and in the right hand caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis without past history of pulmonary tuberculosis. Conclusion: This case report emphasizes the importance to suspect of a tuberculosis infection in all patients with skin lesions who do not respond to antibiotic treatment.
A Case of Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis in an Immunocompetent Patient / Solmone, Meriacarmela; Occhicone, Francesca; Teggi, Antonella; Marangi, Massimo; Santino, Iolanda. - In: JOURNAL OF TUBERCULOSIS RESEARCH. - ISSN 2329-843X. - ELETTRONICO. - 3:3(2015), pp. 77-79. [http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/jtr.2015.33012]
A Case of Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis in an Immunocompetent Patient
occhicone, francesca;TEGGI, Antonella;MARANGI, Massimo;SANTINO, Iolanda
2015
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Primary cutaneous tuberculosis is a relatively uncommon manifestation especially in immunocompetent patients and it may occur in countries where tuberculosis is endemic. Findings: In this report, we described a case of a 20-year-old male presenting ulcerative lesions in the left foot and in the right hand caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis without past history of pulmonary tuberculosis. Conclusion: This case report emphasizes the importance to suspect of a tuberculosis infection in all patients with skin lesions who do not respond to antibiotic treatment.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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