Progressive lower extremity cellulitis in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus on systemic immunosuppression: A rare manifestation of cutaneous tuberculosis

Mariam Alam; Tom Fitzpatrick; Katherine DeNiro; Jason Simmons; Sylvia LaCourse

doi:10.1016/j.jdcr.2024.08.007

Progressive lower extremity cellulitis in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus on systemic immunosuppression: A rare manifestation of cutaneous tuberculosis

JAAD Case Rep. 2024 Aug 30:53:17-22. doi: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2024.08.007. eCollection 2024 Nov.

Authors

Mariam Alam¹, Tom Fitzpatrick², Katherine DeNiro¹, Jason Simmons², Sylvia LaCourse²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.
² Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.

No abstract available

Keywords: Mycobacterium tuberculosis; cellulitis; chronic corticosteroids; cutaneous tuberculosis; immunosuppression; tuberculosis; tuberculous cellulitis.

Publication types

Case Reports