Fatal case of tuberculous chancre in a patient with AIDS

J Infect. 2007 Mar;54(3):e137-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2006.09.006. Epub 2006 Oct 20.

Abstract

Mycobacterium bovis is an unusual cause of tuberculosis. A fatal case of disseminated tuberculosis due to M. bovis with a chancre as a primary portal of entry and lymph node, pulmonary and renal involvement is presented in a patient with AIDS.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / complications*
  • Adult
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Antitubercular Agents / therapeutic use
  • Empyema, Tuberculous
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mycobacterium bovis / isolation & purification*
  • Tuberculosis / drug therapy
  • Tuberculosis / microbiology*
  • Tuberculosis / pathology
  • Tuberculosis / physiopathology

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Antitubercular Agents