Congenital tuberculosis presenting as cutaneous disease in a premature infant.
We report a premature neonate who developed bizarre multiple skin lesions after being cured from hyaline membrane disease. These lesions were thought initially as multiple abscesses at the puncture sites, which did not respond to the conventional antibiotics. Biopsy of the skin lesion was of great importance in reaching the diagnosis of congenital tuberculosis as cutaneous disease.
Al-Katawee
Yousef A
YA
Department of Neonatology, Children Hospital, Riyadh Medical Complex, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. yrshmh@hotmail.com
Al-Mahmood
Latifa A
LA
Al-Showaier
Abdulrahman S
AS
D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D008297:Male; D014382:Tuberculosis, Cutaneous / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy
D000995:Antitubercular Agents