Detection of M. tuberculosis complex DNA in a lesion resembling sarcoidosis.
We describe a tuberculin test (PPD) negative patient with a chronic cutaneous lesion with histological features resembling sarcoidosis, in whom M. tuberculosis complex DNA was detected in formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification. The lesion cleared with antituberculous treatment.
Department of Dermatology, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain.
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Baselga
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Barnadas
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Margall
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de Moragas
D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014382:Tuberculosis, Cutaneous / Q000175:diagnosis*
D004269:DNA, Bacterial