Scrofuloderma: a diagnostic challenge

An Bras Dermatol. 2019 Jan-Feb;94(1):102-104. doi: 10.1590/abd1806-4841.20188560.

Abstract

Cutaneous tuberculosis is a rare form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis, comprising 1-2% of cases. Caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis or related strains, it presents a wide range of clinical manifestations, mimicking other chronic dermatoses and leading to delayed diagnosis. A case of scrofuloderma is reported, whose diagnosis and treatment were only made six years after onset of the disease.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Delayed Diagnosis
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Skin / pathology
  • Tuberculin Test
  • Tuberculosis, Cutaneous / diagnosis*
  • Tuberculosis, Cutaneous / pathology*