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Cutaneous tuberculosis with nonreactive PPD skin test: a diagnostic challenge.

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.
AuthorsPriscila Wolf Nassif, Ana Paula Zanatta Rosa, Ana Cristina Medeiros Gurgel, Paula Aline Zanetti Campanerut, José Fillus Neto, Rosilene Fressatti Cardoso
JournalAnais brasileiros de dermatologia (An Bras Dermatol) 2015 Jan-Feb Vol. 90 Issue 1 Pg. 128-30 ISSN: 1806-4841 [Electronic] Spain
PMID25672314 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • Antitubercular Agents
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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