Chronic foot ulcers – Rule out cutaneous tuberculosis!
| Autor: | Guneet Gandhi, Sunita Arora, Tejinder Kaur |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Cutaneous tuberculosis Tuberculosis Dermatology Pediatrics RJ1-570 nucleic acid amplification techniques sclerosis medicine gram-positive cocci Bilateral feet Foot ulcers childhood business.industry cutaneous Extrapulmonary tuberculosis Nucleic acid amplification technique medicine.disease Diabetic foot tuberculosis RL1-803 world health organization Presentation (obstetrics) business diabetic foot mycetoma |
| Zdroj: | Indian Journal of Paediatric Dermatology, Vol 22, Iss 4, Pp 363-366 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 2319-7250 |
| Popis: | Cutaneous tuberculosis is a form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis and is seen in a small but significant subset of patients seeking dermatology outpatient services. Children constitute a significant proportion of overall cases of cutaneous tuberculosis. We report the case of an 8-year-old boy who presented with multiple discharging ulcers over bilateral feet. High suspicion of cutaneous tuberculosis led to early diagnosis and initiation of therapy. Cutaneous tuberculosis can have a varied clinical presentation. We wish to draw attention to mycetoma-like presentation of cutaneous tuberculosis characterized by chronic discharging foot ulcers. |
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