title: Chronic oozing skin lesions in children: Possible tuberculosis? Two case reports.
abstract: Cutaneous tuberculosis is frequently misleading and challenging, as it mimics a wide differential diagnosis. Here, we present two pediatric cases with chronic multiple ulcerating nodules. Proper history, physical examination, and histopathological analysis are included in the workup of suspected skin tuberculosis. Diagnosis was confirmed by positive culture for mycobacteria.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Diseases Department, Abbassia Chest Hospital, Cairo, Egypt.
authors.forename: Amira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bahour
authors.affiliation: Chest Diseases Department, Faculty of Medicine for Girls, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt. Electronic address: emansobh2012@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Eman
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sobh
authors.affiliation: Pathology Department, Abbassia Chest Hospital, Cairo, Egypt.
authors.forename: Sahar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Elsayed
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Diseases Department, Abbassia Chest Hospital, Cairo, Egypt.
authors.forename: Wegdan
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Amer
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D014382:Tuberculosis, Cutaneous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology
keywords: Childhood tuberculosis; Cutaneous tuberculosis; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Skin ulcers