Primary Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex cutaneous infection: report of two cases and literature review

Int J Infect Dis. 2008 Sep;12(5):472-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2008.03.002. Epub 2008 May 7.

Abstract

Compared to other organs, skin is an uncommon site of tuberculosis involvement. In the era of HIV infection, increased intravenous drug abuse, and the use of immunosuppressive therapy for various systemic diseases, tuberculosis in all its forms, including skin tuberculosis, has re-emerged. We report two cases of primary cutaneous tuberculosis in immunocompetent patients and review the literature of all cases described since 1935.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis* / isolation & purification
  • Tuberculosis, Cutaneous / drug therapy
  • Tuberculosis, Cutaneous / pathology*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents