Cutaneous tuberculosis: epidemiologic, etiopathogenic and clinical aspects - Part I

Cutaneous tuberculosis: epidemiologic, etiopathogenic and clinical aspects - Part I

Cutaneous tuberculosis (CTB) is the result of a chronic infection by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, M. ovis and occasionally by the Calmette-Guerin bacillus. The clinical manifestations are variable and depend on the interaction of several factors including the site of infection and the host's imm...

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Main Authors: Josemir Belo dos Santos, Ana Roberta Figueiredo, Cláudia Elise Ferraz, Márcia Helena de Oliveira, Perla Gomes da Silva, Vanessa Lucília Silveira de Medeiros
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2014-04-01
Series:Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia
Subjects:
Erythema induratum
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Tuberculosis
tuberculosis, cutaneous
Tuberculosis, lymphnode
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