[Erythema induratum of Bazin as a reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection in a patient receiving anti-tumor necrosis factor treatment].

Abstract

Erythema induratum of Bazin is a rare form of cutaneous tuberculosis, considered as part of the spectrum of tuberculids or hipersensitivity reactions to Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Treatment with biologic agents is a known risk factor for tuberculosis reactivation, especially in areas of high incidence like Latin America, which is why screening and treatment protocols must be followed before these therapies are initiated. We present a case of erythema induratum of Bazin as a reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis treated with golimumab.

• Authors: Catalina Hasbún, Nicolás Moya, Claudia Morales
• Journal: Revista chilena de infectologia : organo oficial de la Sociedad Chilena de Infectologia (Rev Chilena Infectol) Vol. 39 Issue 1 Pg. 100-102 (02 2022) ISSN: 0717-6341 [Electronic] Chile
• Vernacular Title: Eritema indurado de Bazin como una reactivación de una tuberculosis latente en una paciente con tratamiento biológico anti-factor de necrosis tumoral.
• PMID: 35735288 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Antitubercular Agents

Topics

• Antitubercular Agents (therapeutic use)
• Erythema Induratum (diagnosis, microbiology, pathology)
• Humans
• Latent Tuberculosis (complications, drug therapy)
• Mycobacterium tuberculosis
• Tuberculosis, Cutaneous (diagnosis, drug therapy, microbiology)