Multifocal cutaneous tuberculosis coexisting with pulmonary tuberculosis
Tuberculosis (TB) is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis and it can affect multiple organ systems. Cutaneous TB, a less common type of extrapulmonary TB can coexist with TB of other organs. Here, we describe a case of multifocal cutaneous TB suggestive of two different morphological types with conc...
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| author | Anjali Srikanth Mannava Chris Alex Wesley Garapati Satyaki Ganguly Kranti Chandan Jaykar |
| author_facet | Anjali Srikanth Mannava Chris Alex Wesley Garapati Satyaki Ganguly Kranti Chandan Jaykar |
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| description | Tuberculosis (TB) is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis and it can affect multiple organ systems. Cutaneous TB, a less common type of extrapulmonary TB can coexist with TB of other organs. Here, we describe a case of multifocal cutaneous TB suggestive of two different morphological types with concomitant miliary pulmonary TB. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c2ccf375ceda4bde9329789fafd466af2022-12-22T04:30:19ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsInternational Journal of Mycobacteriology2212-55312212-554X2022-01-0111332933110.4103/ijmy.ijmy_73_22Multifocal cutaneous tuberculosis coexisting with pulmonary tuberculosisAnjali Srikanth MannavaChris Alex Wesley GarapatiSatyaki GangulyKranti Chandan JaykarTuberculosis (TB) is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis and it can affect multiple organ systems. Cutaneous TB, a less common type of extrapulmonary TB can coexist with TB of other organs. Here, we describe a case of multifocal cutaneous TB suggestive of two different morphological types with concomitant miliary pulmonary TB.http://www.ijmyco.org/article.asp?issn=2212-5531;year=2022;volume=11;issue=3;spage=329;epage=331;aulast=Mannavacutaneous tuberculosislupus vulgarismultifocalpulmonary tuberculosisscrofuloderma |
| spellingShingle | Anjali Srikanth Mannava Chris Alex Wesley Garapati Satyaki Ganguly Kranti Chandan Jaykar Multifocal cutaneous tuberculosis coexisting with pulmonary tuberculosis International Journal of Mycobacteriology cutaneous tuberculosis lupus vulgaris multifocal pulmonary tuberculosis scrofuloderma |
| title | Multifocal cutaneous tuberculosis coexisting with pulmonary tuberculosis |
| title_full | Multifocal cutaneous tuberculosis coexisting with pulmonary tuberculosis |
| title_fullStr | Multifocal cutaneous tuberculosis coexisting with pulmonary tuberculosis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Multifocal cutaneous tuberculosis coexisting with pulmonary tuberculosis |
| title_short | Multifocal cutaneous tuberculosis coexisting with pulmonary tuberculosis |
| title_sort | multifocal cutaneous tuberculosis coexisting with pulmonary tuberculosis |
| topic | cutaneous tuberculosis lupus vulgaris multifocal pulmonary tuberculosis scrofuloderma |
| url | http://www.ijmyco.org/article.asp?issn=2212-5531;year=2022;volume=11;issue=3;spage=329;epage=331;aulast=Mannava |
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