Cutaneous Tuberculosis: A Practical Case Report and Review for the Dermatologist

摘要: Cutaneous tuberculosis occurs rarely, despite a high and increasing prevalence of worldwide. Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Mycobacterrium bovis, the Bacille Calmette-Guerin vaccine can cause involving skin. be acquired exogenously or endogenously present as multitude differing clinical morphologies. Diagnosis these lesions difficult, they resemble many other dermatological conditions that are often primarily considered. Further, microbiological confirmation is poor, scientific advances, such more frequent use polymerase chain reaction. The authors report case illustrates challenges faced by dermatologists when considering diagnosis cutaneous tuberculosis.