Tuberculosis verrucosa cutis (TBVC)

Sehgal, Virendra; Sehgal, Ruchi; Bajaj, Pramila; Sriviastava, Govind; Bhattacharya, Sambit

doi:10.1046/j.1468-3083.2000.00075-6.x

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“…Endogenous spread as a part of hemato-lymphatic dissemination to the skin in a patient with miliary tuberculosis is a rarer possibility. Sehgal et al [3] reported a case of disseminated tuberculosis with tuberculosis verrucosa cutis and pulmonary involvement in an immunocompetent patient, similar to our case. Padmavathy et al also reported miliary tuberculosis in a patient with tuberculosis verrucosa cutis and explained it as part of the varied immunological response to infection.…”

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“…Lymphadenopathy is usually absent and if seen, indicates secondary infection. [3] Histopathology shows pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia with marked hyperkeratosis, acanthosis, dense inflammatory infiltrates with epitheliod cells and giant cells in the mid-dermis. Typical tuberculosis granulomas with characteristic caseation are not common.…”

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“…Typical tuberculosis granulomas with characteristic caseation are not common. [3] Tuberculosis verrucosa cutis is a paucibacillary disease demonstrating very few bacilli. Mantoux reaction is markedly positive.…”

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Miliary pulmonary tuberculosis with tuberculosis verrucosa cutis

Saka¹,

Mathanraj²,

Kumar³

et al. 2014

Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol

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Miliary pulmonary tuberculosis with tuberculosis verrucosa cutis

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Kumar³

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Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol

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“…20,23,27,28 They start as erythematous papules surrounded by a purplish inflammatory halo that evolve to asymptomatic verrucous plaques, with 1 to 5 cm in diameter. 19 Growth happens through peripheral extension, sometimes accompanied by central atrophy.…”

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Cutaneous tuberculosis: epidemiologic, etiopathogenic and clinical aspects - Part I

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Figueiredo

Ferraz

et al. 2014

An. Bras. Dermatol.

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Cutaneous tuberculosis (CTB) is the result of a chronic infection by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, M. ovis and occasionally by the Calmette-Guerin bacillus. The clinical manifestations are variable and depend on the interaction of several factors including the site of infection and the host's immunity. This article revises the current knowledge about this disease's physiopathology and immunology as well as detailing the possible clinical presentations.

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“…Occasionally pus and keratinous material may be expressed from fissures in the warty areas. Lymphadenopathy is usually absent and, if seen, indicates secondary infection [13]. …”

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Unusual Sites of Cutaneous Tuberculosis: A Report of Two Cases

Chopra

Sharma

et al. 2017

Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine

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Cutaneous tuberculosis (CTB) is an uncommon small subset of extrapulmonary tuberculosis, comprising 1–1.5% of all extrapulmonary tuberculosis manifestations, which manifests only in 8.4–13.7% of all tuberculosis cases. Lupus vulgaris (LV) and tuberculosis verrucosa cutis (TBVC) are forms of reinfection tuberculosis and often occur in presensitized patients, by exogenous inoculation. We report two cases of cutaneous tuberculosis at unusual sites. A 35-year-old female having a forehead lesion for 2 years was diagnosed as having tuberculosis verrucosa cutis and another 16-year-old girl with lesion in left axilla for 10 years was proven to have lupus vulgaris. The delayed diagnosis was possibly due to lower clinical suspicion due to the presentation of CTB at unusual sites. This highlights the importance of keeping TB as an important differential as misdiagnosis or delayed diagnosis of this entity can lead to prolonged morbidity.

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Tuberculosis verrucosa cutis (TBVC)

Cited by 25 publications

References 17 publications

Miliary pulmonary tuberculosis with tuberculosis verrucosa cutis

Miliary pulmonary tuberculosis with tuberculosis verrucosa cutis

Cutaneous tuberculosis: epidemiologic, etiopathogenic and clinical aspects - Part I

Unusual Sites of Cutaneous Tuberculosis: A Report of Two Cases

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