Update on cutaneous tuberculosis.
Tuberculosis continues to draw special attention from health care professionals and society in general. Cutaneous tuberculosis is an infection caused by M. tuberculosis complex, M. bovis and bacillus Calmette-Guérin. Depending on individual immunity, environmental factors and the type of inoculum, it may present varied clinical and evolutionary aspects. Patients with HIV and those using immunobiological drugs are more prone to infection, which is a great concern in centers where the disease is considered endemic. This paper aims to review the current situation of cutaneous tuberculosis in light of this new scenario, highlighting the emergence of new and more specific methods of diagnosis, and the molecular and cellular mechanisms that regulate the parasite-host interaction.
Instituto de Dermatologia Professor Rubem David Azulay, Santa Casa da Misericórdia do Rio de Janeiro (IDPRDA-SCMRJ), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Maria Fernanda Reis Gavazzoni
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Dias
Instituto de Dermatologia Professor Rubem David Azulay, Santa Casa da Misericórdia do Rio de Janeiro (IDPRDA-SCMRJ), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Fred
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Bernardes Filho
Instituto de Dermatologia Professor Rubem David Azulay, Santa Casa da Misericórdia do Rio de Janeiro (IDPRDA-SCMRJ), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Maria Victória
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Quaresma
Hospital Central do Exército (HCE), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Leninha Valério do
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Nascimento
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
José Augusto da Costa
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Nery
Instituto de Dermatologia Professor Rubem David Azulay, Santa Casa da Misericórdia do Rio de Janeiro (IDPRDA-SCMRJ), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
David Rubem
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Azulay
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