Nodular skin tuberculosis with lymphatic spread--a case report

An unusual case of tuberculosis paronychia with skin infection of the big toe was recently seen in a patient returning from Kalimantan. This was complicated by inguinal lymphadenitis and tuberculosis abscess formation. The diagnosis was made on culture of the pus from the abscess and upon biopsy and...

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Published in:	Singapore medical journal Vol. 36; no. 1; p. 99
Main Authors:	Goh, S H, Ravintharan, T, Sim, C S, Chng, H C
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Singapore 01-02-1995
Subjects:	Adult Antitubercular Agents - therapeutic use Humans Male Mycobacterium tuberculosis - isolation & purification Tuberculosis, Cutaneous - diagnosis Tuberculosis, Cutaneous - drug therapy Tuberculosis, Cutaneous - pathology Tuberculosis, Lymph Node - diagnosis Tuberculosis, Lymph Node - drug therapy Tuberculosis, Lymph Node - pathology
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Summary:	An unusual case of tuberculosis paronychia with skin infection of the big toe was recently seen in a patient returning from Kalimantan. This was complicated by inguinal lymphadenitis and tuberculosis abscess formation. The diagnosis was made on culture of the pus from the abscess and upon biopsy and histological examination of the skin lesion from the toe. The patient responded to surgical treatment and chemotherapy with ethambutol, rifampicin and isoniazid.
ISSN:	0037-5675