Abstract |
The authors report a case of cutaneous tuberculosis in a 63-year-old female patient, who had an infiltrated, erythematous-ferruginous plaque of indurated aspect on her right leg and a nonreactive PPD skin test. Diagnosis was made by tissue culture and PCR of skin biopsy material. The treatment was performed with pyrazinamide, rifampicin, isoniazid and ethambutol, with good response.
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Authors | Priscila Wolf Nassif, Ana Paula Zanatta Rosa, Ana Cristina Medeiros Gurgel, Paula Aline Zanetti Campanerut, José Fillus Neto, Rosilene Fressatti Cardoso |
Journal | Anais brasileiros de dermatologia
(An Bras Dermatol)
2015 Jan-Feb
Vol. 90
Issue 1
Pg. 128-30
ISSN: 1806-4841 [Electronic] Spain |
PMID | 25672314
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
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Topics |
- Antitubercular Agents
(therapeutic use)
- Biopsy
- Female
- Humans
- Middle Aged
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
(genetics)
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Skin
(pathology)
- Skin Tests
(methods)
- Tuberculosis, Cutaneous
(drug therapy, pathology)
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