Tuberculous subcutaneous abscesses developing during miliary tuberculosis therapy

Scand J Infect Dis. 2000;32(1):37-40. doi: 10.1080/00365540050164191.

Abstract

Although rare, paradoxical subcutaneous abscesses may develop during appropriate treatment of miliary tuberculosis. While the pathogenesis of this phenomenon is not clear, some theories have been postulated. A case of a 37-y-old woman diagnosed as having miliary tuberculosis who developed subcutaneous abscesses within the 5 months of antituberculous treatment is described and all 6 similar cases published in English from 1954 to 1999 are discussed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Abscess / microbiology*
  • Abscess / pathology
  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Antibiotics, Antitubercular / therapeutic use
  • Antitubercular Agents / therapeutic use
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Isoniazid / therapeutic use
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis / genetics
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis / isolation & purification*
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Radiography
  • Rifampin / therapeutic use
  • Tuberculosis, Cutaneous / microbiology*
  • Tuberculosis, Cutaneous / pathology
  • Tuberculosis, Miliary / diagnostic imaging
  • Tuberculosis, Miliary / drug therapy*
  • Tuberculosis, Miliary / microbiology

Substances

  • Antibiotics, Antitubercular
  • Antitubercular Agents
  • Isoniazid
  • Rifampin