title: Primary inoculation tuberculosis after an accidental scalpel injury.
abstract: Tuberculosis (TB) infection in healthcare personnel occurs mostly by mycobacteria inhalation and contact with infected material. Here, we report a case of primary inoculation TB in a surgeon resulting from an accidental scalpel injury. Standard anti-TB treatment produced a good result, and no relapses occurred in the 18-month follow-up period. Given the increased incidence of TB and the use of surgery to treat multidrug-resistant (MDR) strains, this report underscores the need to take special precautions during lesion excision in TB patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University, 507 Zhengmin Road, Yangpu District, Shanghai, 200433, People's Republic of China. davidhuang809@yahoo.com
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016602:Needlestick Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D010820:Physicians; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014382:Tuberculosis, Cutaneous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents