Multiple subcutaneous abscesses due to Mycobacterium tuberculosis in an immunocompetent host.
A 58-year-old immunocompetent man presented with a 9-month history of several disseminated subcutaneous ulcerative nodules, fever and weight loss. Histopathological changes were not specific. X-ray of the chest disclosed a large right hilar density highly suggestive of a lung carcinoma. All these manifestations eventually proved to be caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which grew from sputum and skin. We report this case because of its striking clinical features.
Petit
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A
Hôpital Saint-Louis, Department of Dermatology, Paris, France.
Maslo
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C
Herschkovitch
D
D
Perrin
P
P
Janier
M
M
Civatte
J
J
D000038:Abscess / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006229:Hand Dermatoses / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007868:Leg Dermatoses / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014382:Tuberculosis, Cutaneous / Q000473:pathology