Multifocal tuberculosis verrucosa cutis
| Autor: | Paschal D'Souza, Tapan Kumar Dhali, Monica Chahar |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
| Předmět: |
Varshney
Foot Dermatoses Male medicine.medical_specialty Pathology Cutaneous tuberculosis Tuberculosis TBVC Cutaneous TB Multifocal business.industry Incidence (epidemiology) Cutis Dermatology General Medicine Disease Middle Aged medicine.disease Indian subcontinent Asymptomatic Diseases medicine Buttocks Humans Histopathology business Tuberculosis Cutaneous |
| Zdroj: | Chahar, Monica; Dhali, Tapan Kumar; & D'souza, Paschal. (2015). Multifocal tuberculosis verrucosa cutis. Dermatology Online Journal, 21(1). Retrieved from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/80j7q792 |
| ISSN: | 1087-2108 |
| Popis: | Tuberculosis Verrucosa Cutis (TBVC), a verrucous form of cutaneous tuberculosis, occurs from inoculation of tubercle bacilli into the skin of a previously sensitized patient with moderate to high degree of immunity. This disease is now rare in western countries and in India; the incidence of cutaneous tuberculosis has fallen from 2% to 0.15%. However two recent studies from the Indian subcontinent have reported the prevalence of cutaneous tuebrculosis as 0.7% (Varshney et al) and 0.26% (Patra et al) This case is reported to demonstrate the indolent and extensive nature of tuberculosis verrucosa cutis in an immunocompetent individual and to highlight the importance of histopathology and empirical antitubercular therapy as an adjunct diagnostic tool. |
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