Tuberculosis verrucosa cutis in a patient with keloid over ear lobule.
BMJ Case Rep
; 20132013 Jul 10.
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ABSTRACT
Tuberculosis (TB) is a global health problem with predominance in resource-poor countries. Extrapulmonary TB constitutes approximately 10% of the cases and can present as different forms depending on the route of entry. Cutaneous TB is a small subset of the extrapulmonary TB. Cutaneous TB can either be of primary origin or secondary origin or it can be a part of a systemic infection. TB verrucosa cutis (TBVC) is the exogenous reinfection of TB in a previously sensitised patient. Routine cultures do not have a high yield in TBVC due to the paucibacillary nature of the organism. Here we are presenting a rare case of a patient who developed in a keloid over the right ear lobule following ear piercing. This has only been presented once in the previous literature and for the first time in the head and neck region.
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Colección:
01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Tuberculosis Cutánea
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Pabellón Auricular
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Queloide
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
BMJ Case Rep
Año:
2013
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Pakistán