Cutaneous tuberculosis, a diagnostic challenge
Keywords:
Mycobacterium tuberculosis, skin ulcer, cutaneous tuberculosisAbstract
Cutaneous tuberculosis is characterized by a broad spectrum of clinical signs, and that is why it is necessary to maintain a high index of suspicion for chronic skin lesions with a torpid evolution. We report the case of a patient with aggressive cutaneous tuberculosis, the diagnostic approach and socio-cultural environment that affected its evolution.
Author Biographies
Claudia Patricia Palacios
Médica, residente de Dermatología, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín, Colombia
Mónica Gaviria
Médica dermatóloga, Clínica Universitaria Bolivariana; docente, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín, Colombia
Rodrigo Restrepo
Médico dermatopatólogo, docente, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín, Colombia
Liliana María Tamayo
Médica dermatóloga, alergóloga, Clínica Universitaria Bolivariana; docente, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín, Colombia
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