title: Cutaneous leukocytoclastic vasculitis revealing multifocal tuberculosis.
abstract: Cutaneous leukocytoclastic vasculitis (CLV) is an inflammatory vascular disorder rarely reported to be associated with tuberculosis. The following report describes the case of a young man with multifocal tuberculosis revealed by CLV. Diagnosis was confirmed by the presence of tuberculoid granuloma with caseous necrosis on pleural and perianal biopsy, and a rapid improvement in anti-tuberculous quadritherapy. Although rarely seen, Mycobacterium tuberculosis should be considered as a potential cause of CLV.
authors.affiliation: Dermatological Department, Hassan II University Hospital, Fes, Morocco. Electronic address: mariame_meziane@yahoo.fr.
authors.forename: Mariame
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Meziane
authors.affiliation: Dermatological Department, Hassan II University Hospital, Fes, Morocco.
authors.forename: Nisrine
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Amraoui
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Pathology, Hassan II University Hospital, Fes, Morocco.
authors.forename: Harmouch
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Taoufik
authors.affiliation: Dermatological Department, Hassan II University Hospital, Fes, Morocco.
authors.forename: Fatima-Zahra
authors.initials: FZ
authors.lastname: Mernissi