Cutaneous tuberculosis in a child: case report and review.
We present a 5-month-old Vietnamese boy who had several erythematous nodules and localized adenopathy that on biopsy revealed Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Complete systemic evaluation failed to reveal any abnormality. Three months after initiation of antituberculosis therapy, there was marked improvement of his existing lesions and no new lesions. This form, as well as the other forms of cutaneous tuberculosis, are discussed.
Paul
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Department of Dermatology, Bowman Gray School of Medicine of Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27157, USA.
Williford
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D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004977:Ethambutol; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007538:Isoniazid / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D011718:Pyrazinamide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012293:Rifampin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014382:Tuberculosis, Cutaneous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D014744:Vietnam / Q000208:ethnology
D000995:Antitubercular Agents; D011718:Pyrazinamide; D004977:Ethambutol; D007538:Isoniazid; D012293:Rifampin