Chronic foot ulcers – Rule out cutaneous tuberculosis!
Cutaneous tuberculosis is a form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis and is seen in a small but significant subset of patients seeking dermatology outpatient services. Children constitute a significant proportion of overall cases of cutaneous tuberculosis. We report the case of an 8-year-old boy who pres...
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| description | Cutaneous tuberculosis is a form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis and is seen in a small but significant subset of patients seeking dermatology outpatient services. Children constitute a significant proportion of overall cases of cutaneous tuberculosis. We report the case of an 8-year-old boy who presented with multiple discharging ulcers over bilateral feet. High suspicion of cutaneous tuberculosis led to early diagnosis and initiation of therapy. Cutaneous tuberculosis can have a varied clinical presentation. We wish to draw attention to mycetoma-like presentation of cutaneous tuberculosis characterized by chronic discharging foot ulcers. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5aee0f771b194a84bd72ae08d7a3c3dc2022-12-21T19:22:49ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Paediatric Dermatology2319-72502021-01-0122436336610.4103/ijpd.ijpd_140_20Chronic foot ulcers – Rule out cutaneous tuberculosis!Sunita AroraTejinder KaurGuneet GandhiCutaneous tuberculosis is a form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis and is seen in a small but significant subset of patients seeking dermatology outpatient services. Children constitute a significant proportion of overall cases of cutaneous tuberculosis. We report the case of an 8-year-old boy who presented with multiple discharging ulcers over bilateral feet. High suspicion of cutaneous tuberculosis led to early diagnosis and initiation of therapy. Cutaneous tuberculosis can have a varied clinical presentation. We wish to draw attention to mycetoma-like presentation of cutaneous tuberculosis characterized by chronic discharging foot ulcers.http://www.ijpd.in/article.asp?issn=2319-7250;year=2021;volume=22;issue=4;spage=363;epage=366;aulast=Arorachildhoodcutaneousdiabetic footgram-positive coccimycetomanucleic acid amplification techniquessclerosistuberculosisworld health organization |
| spellingShingle | Sunita Arora Tejinder Kaur Guneet Gandhi Chronic foot ulcers – Rule out cutaneous tuberculosis! Indian Journal of Paediatric Dermatology childhood cutaneous diabetic foot gram-positive cocci mycetoma nucleic acid amplification techniques sclerosis tuberculosis world health organization |
| title | Chronic foot ulcers – Rule out cutaneous tuberculosis! |
| title_full | Chronic foot ulcers – Rule out cutaneous tuberculosis! |
| title_fullStr | Chronic foot ulcers – Rule out cutaneous tuberculosis! |
| title_full_unstemmed | Chronic foot ulcers – Rule out cutaneous tuberculosis! |
| title_short | Chronic foot ulcers – Rule out cutaneous tuberculosis! |
| title_sort | chronic foot ulcers rule out cutaneous tuberculosis |
| topic | childhood cutaneous diabetic foot gram-positive cocci mycetoma nucleic acid amplification techniques sclerosis tuberculosis world health organization |
| url | http://www.ijpd.in/article.asp?issn=2319-7250;year=2021;volume=22;issue=4;spage=363;epage=366;aulast=Arora |
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