title: [Cutaneous tuberculosis in Dakar: 151 cases report].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Cutaneous tuberculosis diagnosis is difficult because of clinical polymorphism. Our goal was to study the clinical, epidemiological and evolutionary characteristics of cutaneous tuberculosis in Dakar.
  
  
  METHODS
  We performed a retrospective study from 1972 to 2005 of the tuberculosis cutaneous cases in our department. All cases which fulfilled clinical, epidemiological, the tuberculin test positive, bacteriogical and histological characteristics of cutaneous involvement were studied.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Our study included 151 cases (75 men, 73 women). Clinical features were: scrofuloderma (84,76%), gomma (11,25%), periorificial tuberculosis (1,98%), lupus tuberculosis (1,98%), verrucosa tuberculosis (2,64%) and BCGite (0,66%). Pulmonary (26,5%), osteoarticular (8,6%), neurological (0,66%) were the man visceral involvements. Tuberculine test was highly positive in 66,22% of cases and HIV test was positive in 14,28%. Healing occurred after 1 or 2 month of treatment in all patients. Recidivation occurred in 3 patients and 3 patients died. Cure occurred in 23 patients after 8 to 12 month of treatment.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Cutaneous tuberculosis is still endemic in Senegal. Scrofuloderma and gumma are the two main clinical presentations. Diagnosis was based on skin tuberculine test positive and histological granuloma.
authors: Service de Dermatologie Hôpital Aristide Le Dantec, BP 3001 Dakar, Sénégal.
authors: Kane
authors: K
authors: Assane
authors: Niang Suzanne
authors: NS
authors: Oumou
authors: Cissé
authors: C
authors: Mohamed
authors: Sy Thierno
authors: ST
authors: Ndiaye
authors: Diallo
authors: D
authors: Moussa
authors: Dieng Mame
authors: DM
authors: Thierno
authors: Ndiaye
authors: N
authors: Bassirou
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015897:Comorbidity; D019353:Endemic Diseases; D005260:Female; D014943:Global Health; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012675:Senegal / Q000453:epidemiology; D014375:Tuberculoma / Q000453:epidemiology; D014382:Tuberculosis, Cutaneous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014388:Tuberculosis, Lymph Node / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents