Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos, São Leopoldo, Brazil.
Pediatr Dermatol. 2024 Sep-Oct;41(5):874-877. doi: 10.1111/pde.15607. Epub 2024 Mar 22.
Cutaneous tuberculosis is a rare manifestation of extrapulmonary tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis in most cases and rarely by Mycobacterium bovis. Diagnosis may be challenging due to a wide range of clinical findings and similarities to other chronic dermatoses, leading to delayed treatment. We present a case of scrofuloderma in a 4-year-old girl that arose from a contiguous spread from the anterior mediastinum with associated pulmonary involvement.
皮肤结核是一种罕见的肺外结核表现,大多数情况下是由结核分枝杆菌引起的,极少数情况下是由牛分枝杆菌引起的。由于临床表现广泛,与其他慢性皮肤病相似,导致诊断具有挑战性,从而导致治疗延迟。我们报告了一例 4 岁女孩的瘰疬,其来源于前纵隔的直接蔓延,并伴有肺部受累。