Cutaneous tuberculosis: epidemiologic, etiopathogenic and clinical aspects - part I.
Cutaneous tuberculosis (CTB) is the result of a chronic infection by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, M. ovis and occasionally by the Calmette-Guerin bacillus. The clinical manifestations are variable and depend on the interaction of several factors including the site of infection and the host's immunity. This article revises the current knowledge about this disease's physiopathology and immunology as well as detailing the possible clinical presentations.
Pernambuco Federal University, Recife, PE, Brazil.
Josemir Belo Dos
JB
Santos
Pernambuco Federal University, Recife, PE, Brazil.
Ana Roberta
AR
Figueiredo
Pernambuco Federal University, Recife, PE, Brazil.
Cláudia Elise
CE
Ferraz
Pernambuco Federal University, Recife, PE, Brazil.
Márcia Helena de
MH
Oliveira
Pernambuco Federal University, Recife, PE, Brazil.
Perla Gomes da
PG
Silva
Pernambuco Federal University, Recife, PE, Brazil.
Vanessa Lucília Silveira de
VL
Medeiros
D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D018450:Disease Progression; D006801:Humans; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D014382:Tuberculosis, Cutaneous / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*