title: [Cutaneous tuberculosis in an area of Mallorca (2003-2011)].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Tuberculosis is an important health care problem, even in our setting. The objective of this study is to describe clinic and epidemiological features of cutaneous tuberculosis in our area.
  
  
  METHODS
  A retrospective study was performed of all patients diagnosed of cutaneous tuberculosis in a hospital in Mallorca (Spain) from January 2003 to July 2011. The clinical forms, diagnostic methods used, treatment used and clinical course were recorded.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Twenty-eight cases of cutaneous tuberculosis were diagnosed (5.9% of the tuberculosis cases diagnosed in this period), 15 with classic cutaneous tuberculosis (14 scrofuloderma, 1 empyema necessitatis) and 13 patients with tuberculids (8 erythema induratum of Bazin disease and 5 erythema nodosum). Scrofulodermas came from lymph nodes in 10 of the patients, infected bone in 4 and pleural in one case; 13/28 patients came from other continents. Most of the patients were treatment with 3-4 tuberculostatic drugs, with favorable course.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Cutaneous tuberculosis is not uncommon in our setting. In classic cutaneous tuberculosis culture is the gold standard diagnostic method while tuberculids are most commonly diagnosed by histology.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Son Llàtzer, Palma de Mallorca, España. ialosada@hsll.es
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Losada-López
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: García-Gasalla
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Taberner
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cifuentes-Luna
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Arquinio
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Terrasa
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Pérez
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014382:Tuberculosis, Cutaneous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents