title: Primary Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex cutaneous infection: report of two cases and literature review.
abstract: Compared to other organs, skin is an uncommon site of tuberculosis involvement. In the era of HIV infection, increased intravenous drug abuse, and the use of immunosuppressive therapy for various systemic diseases, tuberculosis in all its forms, including skin tuberculosis, has re-emerged. We report two cases of primary cutaneous tuberculosis in immunocompetent patients and review the literature of all cases described since 1935.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, American University of Beirut Medical Center, PO Box 113-6044, Hamra 110 32090, Beirut, Lebanon.
authors.forename: Rita
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Semaan
authors.forename: Rana
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Traboulsi
authors.forename: Souha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kanj
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014382:Tuberculosis, Cutaneous / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents