Lupus vulgaris: recovery of living tubercle bacilli 35 years after onset.
Recovery of living tubercle bacilli in a lesion of 35 years' duration is intriguing if not novel, and creates many possible rationalizations relative to the relentless progressive course of lupus vulgaris. That the histopathological picture is not always diagnostic is exemplified in this case.
D004977:Ethambutol / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005145:Face / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007538:Isoniazid / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008177:Lupus Vulgaris / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D013997:Time Factors
D004977:Ethambutol; D007538:Isoniazid