A case of cutaneous tuberculosis: primary or secondary?
A case of cutaneous tuberculosis in a 24-yr-old Mexican man occurring after a penetration injury is presented. Classification and pathogenesis of cutaneous tuberculosis are reviewed. The disease in the patient described had features overlapping the classification schemes, and the exact pathogenesis remains unclarified.
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018805:Sepsis / Q000209:etiology; D014382:Tuberculosis, Cutaneous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000150:complications; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating