Diagnosis of cutaneous tuberculosis (lymph node scrofuloderma) using the Xpert MTB/RIF® method,
Abstract Cutaneous tuberculosis is a rare infection that is difficult to diagnose, because it shows less sensitivity and specificity in classic complementary exams when compared with the pulmonary form. The Xpert MTB/RIF® method offers an early diagnosis that identifies the DNA of Mycobacterium tube...
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| author | Lilian Lemos Costa John Verrinder Veasey |
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| description | Abstract Cutaneous tuberculosis is a rare infection that is difficult to diagnose, because it shows less sensitivity and specificity in classic complementary exams when compared with the pulmonary form. The Xpert MTB/RIF® method offers an early diagnosis that identifies the DNA of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and the main mutations that give the bacterium resistance to rifampicin. The authors present a case of scrofuloderma whose diagnosis was quickly obtained through the secretion of a cervical lesion, allowing an early diagnosis and the initiation of appropriate treatment. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-cd95babbe93141b8bb1897b9c5659b232022-12-21T21:29:02ZengSociedade Brasileira de DermatologiaAnais Brasileiros de Dermatologia0365-05962021-03-01961828410.1016/j.abd.2020.01.009Diagnosis of cutaneous tuberculosis (lymph node scrofuloderma) using the Xpert MTB/RIF® method,Lilian Lemos Costahttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0973-3959John Verrinder Veaseyhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4256-5734Abstract Cutaneous tuberculosis is a rare infection that is difficult to diagnose, because it shows less sensitivity and specificity in classic complementary exams when compared with the pulmonary form. The Xpert MTB/RIF® method offers an early diagnosis that identifies the DNA of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and the main mutations that give the bacterium resistance to rifampicin. The authors present a case of scrofuloderma whose diagnosis was quickly obtained through the secretion of a cervical lesion, allowing an early diagnosis and the initiation of appropriate treatment.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0365-05962021000100082&tlng=enDiagnosisDiagnostic toolsMycobacterium tuberculosisPolymerase chain reactionRifampicinTuberculosis, cutaneous |
| spellingShingle | Lilian Lemos Costa John Verrinder Veasey Diagnosis of cutaneous tuberculosis (lymph node scrofuloderma) using the Xpert MTB/RIF® method, Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia Diagnosis Diagnostic tools Mycobacterium tuberculosis Polymerase chain reaction Rifampicin Tuberculosis, cutaneous |
| title | Diagnosis of cutaneous tuberculosis (lymph node scrofuloderma) using the Xpert MTB/RIF® method, |
| title_full | Diagnosis of cutaneous tuberculosis (lymph node scrofuloderma) using the Xpert MTB/RIF® method, |
| title_fullStr | Diagnosis of cutaneous tuberculosis (lymph node scrofuloderma) using the Xpert MTB/RIF® method, |
| title_full_unstemmed | Diagnosis of cutaneous tuberculosis (lymph node scrofuloderma) using the Xpert MTB/RIF® method, |
| title_short | Diagnosis of cutaneous tuberculosis (lymph node scrofuloderma) using the Xpert MTB/RIF® method, |
| title_sort | diagnosis of cutaneous tuberculosis lymph node scrofuloderma using the xpert mtb rif r method |
| topic | Diagnosis Diagnostic tools Mycobacterium tuberculosis Polymerase chain reaction Rifampicin Tuberculosis, cutaneous |
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