Two cases of erythema induratum of Bazin--a rare cutaneous manifestation of tuberculosis.
Tuberculosis remains a global disease burden, counting more than 9 million new cases per year. Tuberculosis is caused by infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis-complex. Though most commonly affecting the lungs, any organ can become a site of tuberculous infection. Cutaneous tuberculosis is rare, representing 1-2% of all cases of tuberculosis. There are numerous different cutaneous manifestations of tuberculosis. We describe two cases of erythema induratum of Bazin, a so-called tuberculid manifestation of cutaneous TB. Both cases are patients from endemic areas. In the cases presented, there were no signs of other organs affected, and cutaneous lesions disappeared during anti-tuberculous treatment.
Department of Infectious Diseases, Odense University Hospital, Denmark. Electronic address: svhuth@gmail.com.
Sebastian
S
von Huth
Department of Infectious Diseases, Odense University Hospital, Denmark. Electronic address: anne.oevrehus@rsyd.dk.
Anne Lindebo
AL
Øvrehus
Department of Clinical Pathology, Odense University Hospital, Denmark. Electronic address: kim.hein.lindahl@rsyd.dk.
Kim Hein
KH
Lindahl
Department of Infectious Diseases, Odense University Hospital, Denmark. Electronic address: isik@dadlnet.dk.
Isik Somuncu
IS
Johansen
D000368:Aged; D004891:Erythema Induratum / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
Bazin; Cutaneous tuberculosis; Erythema induratum; IGRA; Tuberculosis