Multifocal Skin Tuberculosis: Report of A Case

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2018 Dec;37(12):e347-e349. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000002022.

Abstract

Tuberculosis (TB) is a severe problem in underdeveloped countries. Cutaneous TB is rare and often goes unrecognized. We report a Pakistani child with multifocal cutaneous and pulmonary TB. Microbiologic diagnosis was obtained when the abscesses were biopsied. Four-drug therapy produced rapid improvement of the lesions. A high level of suspicion must be maintained when evaluating children from countries at risk.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Antitubercular Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis / isolation & purification*
  • Skin / microbiology
  • Tuberculosis, Cutaneous / diagnosis*
  • Tuberculosis, Cutaneous / drug therapy
  • Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / diagnosis
  • Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / drug therapy

Substances

  • Antitubercular Agents