Chronic oozing skin lesions in children: Possible tuberculosis? Two case reports
Cutaneous tuberculosis is frequently misleading and challenging, as it mimics a wide differential diagnosis. Here, we present two pediatric cases with chronic multiple ulcerating nodules. Proper history, physical examination, and histopathological analysis are included in the workup of suspected ski...
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| author | Amira Bahour Eman Sobh Sahar Elsayed Wegdan Amer |
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| description | Cutaneous tuberculosis is frequently misleading and challenging, as it mimics a wide differential diagnosis. Here, we present two pediatric cases with chronic multiple ulcerating nodules. Proper history, physical examination, and histopathological analysis are included in the workup of suspected skin tuberculosis. Diagnosis was confirmed by positive culture for mycobacteria. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c8cdc4a34c304b648f94fe1676a91b072022-12-21T22:24:16ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsInternational Journal of Mycobacteriology2212-55312212-554X2016-01-015221922210.1016/j.ijmyco.2015.12.005Chronic oozing skin lesions in children: Possible tuberculosis? Two case reportsAmira BahourEman SobhSahar ElsayedWegdan AmerCutaneous tuberculosis is frequently misleading and challenging, as it mimics a wide differential diagnosis. Here, we present two pediatric cases with chronic multiple ulcerating nodules. Proper history, physical examination, and histopathological analysis are included in the workup of suspected skin tuberculosis. Diagnosis was confirmed by positive culture for mycobacteria.http://www.ijmyco.org/article.asp?issn=2212-5531;year=2016;volume=5;issue=2;spage=219;epage=222;aulast=BahourChildhood tuberculosisCutaneous tuberculosisMycobacterium tuberculosisSkin ulcers |
| spellingShingle | Amira Bahour Eman Sobh Sahar Elsayed Wegdan Amer Chronic oozing skin lesions in children: Possible tuberculosis? Two case reports International Journal of Mycobacteriology Childhood tuberculosis Cutaneous tuberculosis Mycobacterium tuberculosis Skin ulcers |
| title | Chronic oozing skin lesions in children: Possible tuberculosis? Two case reports |
| title_full | Chronic oozing skin lesions in children: Possible tuberculosis? Two case reports |
| title_fullStr | Chronic oozing skin lesions in children: Possible tuberculosis? Two case reports |
| title_full_unstemmed | Chronic oozing skin lesions in children: Possible tuberculosis? Two case reports |
| title_short | Chronic oozing skin lesions in children: Possible tuberculosis? Two case reports |
| title_sort | chronic oozing skin lesions in children possible tuberculosis two case reports |
| topic | Childhood tuberculosis Cutaneous tuberculosis Mycobacterium tuberculosis Skin ulcers |
| url | http://www.ijmyco.org/article.asp?issn=2212-5531;year=2016;volume=5;issue=2;spage=219;epage=222;aulast=Bahour |
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