[Comparative analyses between tuberculids and extrapulmonary tuberculosis - Another face for Mycobacterium tuberculosis].
The author proposes a comparison of tuberculids and extrapulmonary tuberculosis, highlighting the differences in definition, pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, diagnosis and treatment, proving that they are different expressions of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The article further discusses updated information on tuberculids pathogenesis and diagnosis. A review of different presentations of extrapulmonary tuberculosis is also presented.
Médico do CRA-DIP do Hospital Municipal Nelson de Sá Earp e do Programa de Controle da Tuberculose da SMS-Petrópolis e do Serviço de Atendimento Especializado da SMS-Belford Roxo - Rio de Janeiro-Brasil.
João Cláudio
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Barroso Pereira
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D014382:Tuberculosis, Cutaneous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*