[Cutaneous tuberculosis: two case reports and review]. / Tuberculosis cutánea: reporte de dos casos y revisión de la literatura.
Rev Chilena Infectol
; 28(3): 262-8, 2011 Jun.
Article
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| ID: mdl-21879154
ABSTRACT
Cutaneous tuberculosis is a chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It is uncommon (1% of all cases of tuberculosis), but has increased due to the human immunodeficiency virus epidemic and to pharmacologic immunosuppression. It presents a wide variety of clinical forms depending on how bacteria reach the skin and on the immune status of the patient. We present two cases of cutaneous tuberculosis diagnosed in the Hospital Clínico de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. We emphasize the difficulty in diagnosis and classification of this disease and briefly discuss on the different diagnostic and therapeutic approaches.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Tuberculosis Cutánea
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Límite:
Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
Es
Revista:
Rev Chilena Infectol
Año:
2011
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Chile