Sporotrichoid tuberculosis is a rare form of cutaneous tuberculosis; it primarily affects children after a post-traumatic inoculation. The diagnosis is often difficult and based on a set of arguments; it should be considered in any sporotrichoid lesion, especially in tuberculosis endemic countries. The following describes a new case of Mycobacterium tuberculosis skin infection with an unusual sporotrichoid clinical appearance in a healthy woman, emphasizing the diagnostic difficulties with a review of literature
Référence | 2055 |
Année | 2014 |
Type | Article |
Lien externe | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26786226 |
Disciplines associées | Laboratoire |
Auteur | Hadj I |
Auteurs associés | Meziane M, Mikou O, Inani K, Harmouch T, Mernissi F |
Discipline | Dermatologie |
Revue | journal of mycobacteriology |
Référence Revue | 3(1):66–70 |