title: Primary Mycobacterium bovis infection revealed by erythema nodosum.
abstract: Mycobacterium bovis is responsible for a zoonosis originating in cattle. This disease has rarely affected man in industrialised countries since the establishment of veterinary surveillance in cattle. We report the case of a young female patient who developed a Mycobacterium bovis primary infection revealed by erythema nodosum. Infection was probably due to the consumption of non-pasteurised milk in Morocco. This clinical manifestation is rare and physicians ought to be aware of this imported pathology.
authors: Department of Tropical and Infectious Diseases, Bégin Military Hospital, Saint Mandé, France. mechaifrederic@wanadoo.fr
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Méchaï
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Soler
authors: O
authors: O
authors: Aoun
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Fabre
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Mérens
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Imbert
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Rapp
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002417:Cattle; D004893:Erythema Nodosum / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008892:Milk / Q000382:microbiology*; D009163:Mycobacterium bovis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D014380:Tuberculosis, Bovine / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000635:transmission; D055815:Young Adult; D015047:Zoonoses
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents