CASE REPORT
Tuberculosis Verrucosa Cutis
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Düzce University, Faculty of Medicine,
Department of Dermatology,
Düzce, Turkey
2
Atatürk University, Faculty of Medicine,
Department of Dermatology,
Erzurum, Turkey
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Osmaniye State Hospital, Department
of Dermatology, Osmaniye,
Turkey
Online publication date: 2009-10-15
Publication date: 2009-10-15
Corresponding author
Mustafa Atasoy
Atatürk Üniversitesi Postanesi P.K: 2
25171 Erzurum-Turkey
Phone: +90 442 2360738
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Eur J Gen Med 2009;6(4):268-273
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ABSTRACT
Tuberculosis verrucosa cutis is a paucibacillary form of cutaneous
tuberculosis caused by exogenous re-infection in previously
sensitized individuals. The arms and feet were involved in three
cases. Gluteal area was involved in one case. Ziehl-Neelsen and
periodic acid-Schiff stains did not demonstrate any acid-fast bacilli.
Cultures were positive for Mycobacterium tuberculosis except
one case. Lesions of tuberculosis verrucosa cutis improved after
anti-tuberculous therapy. There were no active organ and other
skin tuberculosis.