Update on cutaneous tuberculosis.
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Cutaneous tuberculosis is an infection caused by M. tuberculosis complex, M. bovis and bacillus Calmette-Guérin.Depending on individual immunity, environmental factors and the type of inoculum, it may present varied clinical and evolutionary aspects.Patients with HIV and those using immunobiological drugs are more prone to infection, which is a great concern in centers where the disease is considered endemic.
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Affiliation: Instituto de Dermatologia Professor Rubem David Azulay, Santa Casa da Misericórdia do Rio de Janeiro (IDPRDA-SCMRJ), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
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Tuberculosis continues to draw special attention from health care professionals and society in general. Cutaneous tuberculosis is an infection caused by M. tuberculosis complex, M. bovis and bacillus Calmette-Guérin. Depending on individual immunity, environmental factors and the type of inoculum, it may present varied clinical and evolutionary aspects. Patients with HIV and those using immunobiological drugs are more prone to infection, which is a great concern in centers where the disease is considered endemic. This paper aims to review the current situation of cutaneous tuberculosis in light of this new scenario, highlighting the emergence of new and more specific methods of diagnosis, and the molecular and cellular mechanisms that regulate the parasite-host interaction. Related in: MedlinePlus |
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f03: A. Papulonecrotic tuberculid – erythematous papules with centralcrust; B and C: Erythema induratum of Bazin Mentions: A. Scrofuloderma (Courtesy from Dr. Vitor Paulo Perez - Fiocruz);B. Chest X-ray in posterioranterior (PA) position showing a rightinfraclavicular opacity (red arrow), images of thick-walled cavities, acinarlesions permeating the left superior lobe (blue arrow) and pleural effusion on theleft (yellow arrow). Pulmonary tuberculosis – Chest X-ray from the same patient onFigure 3 (Courtesy fsrom Dr. Vitor PauloPerez - Fiocruz); C. Scrofuloderma (Courtesy from Dra. Julia OcampoLyra da Silva – Bonsucesso Federal Hospital); D. Scrofuloderma.Ulcerated nodular lesion on the left inguinal region of an HIV positivepatient |
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Affiliation: Instituto de Dermatologia Professor Rubem David Azulay, Santa Casa da Misericórdia do Rio de Janeiro (IDPRDA-SCMRJ), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.