Cutaneous tuberculosis: An infrequent manifestation of a common pathogen in South Africa.

Jennifer Kate van Heerden Alistair G B Broadhurst Ruan S de Jager Wesley P du Plessis Nabilah Ebrahim Ayanda Trevor Mnguni Denzil Schietekat Graeme Meintjes

Published in: Southern African journal of infectious diseases (2023)

This case report highlights an unusual presentation of tuberculosis. Cutaneous tuberculosis has a wide spectrum of clinical presentations and may be under-recognised by clinicians. We recommend early biopsy for microbiological diagnosis.

Keyphrases

mycobacterium tuberculosis
south africa
case report
pulmonary tuberculosis
hiv aids
adverse drug
palliative care
hiv positive
ultrasound guided
fine needle aspiration
hepatitis c virus
human immunodeficiency virus
hiv infected
antiretroviral therapy