title: Tuberculous gummas with sporotrichoid pattern in a 57-year-old female: A case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Sporotrichoid tuberculosis is a rare form of cutaneous tuberculosis; it primarily affects children after a post-traumatic inoculation. The diagnosis is often difficult and based on a set of arguments; it should be considered in any sporotrichoid lesion, especially in tuberculosis endemic countries. The following describes a new case of Mycobacterium tuberculosis skin infection with an unusual sporotrichoid clinical appearance in a healthy woman, emphasizing the diagnostic difficulties with a review of literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, CHU Hassan II, Fès, Morocco. Electronic address: iman.hadj@gmail.com.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Hadj
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, CHU Hassan II, Fès, Morocco.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Meziane
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, CHU Hassan II, Fès, Morocco.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Mikou
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, CHU Hassan II, Fès, Morocco.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Inani
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Pathology, CHU Hassan II, Fès, Morocco.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Harmouch
authors.affiliation: CHU Hassan II, Fès, Morocco; Department of Dermatology, CHU Hassan II, Fès, Morocco.
authors.forename: F Z
authors.initials: FZ
authors.lastname: Mernissi
keywords: Cutaneous tuberculosis; Gummas; Sporotrichoid pattern