2018, Number 2
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Med Int Mex 2018; 34 (2)
Tuberculosis verrucosa cutis
Sánchez-Cárdenas CD, Palomares MP, Arenas-Guzmán R
Language: Spanish
References: 11
Page: 349-353
PDF size: 447.17 Kb.
ABSTRACT
Tuberculosis is a global infection with pulmonary and extrapulmonary
forms. Cutaneous tuberculosis corresponds to 0.5-2% of all extrapulmonary
forms. The warty form comprises 8% of all cutaneous forms. It
is a localized lesion, of exogenous reinfection or external inoculation.
Usually, it occurs after a trauma to the skin; most occurring on the
fingers and the back of the hands. The definitive diagnosis requires
the isolation of the microorganism by culture or sequencing by PCR,
but there is a high frequency of negative cultures, so the diagnosis
is made based on clinical-pathological correlation and response to
antituberculosis treatment. The aim of this article is to report a case of
verrucous cutaneous tuberculosis and differentiate this dermatological
entity from that caused by
M. marinum because of its similarity
in clinical presentation.
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