Twenty-nine cases of lupus vulgaris

Sellami, Khadija; Boudaya, S.; Chaabane, H.; Amouri, M.; Masmoudi, A.; Mseddi, M.; Turki, H.

doi:10.1016/j.medmal.2015.12.007

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“…Lupus vulgaris and TVC are chronic and progressive forms and presented the longest evolution in the study. An average of 25 years of evolution was described by Sellami et al in 29 patients with lupus vulgaris . Patients with these TB forms are generally paucibacillary and considered to have a moderate to high degree of immunity against the bacillus .…”

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Cutaneous tuberculosis in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: description of a series of 75 cases

et al. 2019

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Background Brazil is one of the highest tuberculosis (TB) burden countries of the world. Cutaneous tuberculosis (CTB) is a rare form of extrapulmonary manifestation of tuberculosis. This study aimed to describe the clinico‐evolutive, laboratory and therapeutic aspects of CTB cases among patients from a cohort with TB in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Methods Cases of diagnosed CTB with microbiologic confirmation or clinical response to anti‐tuberculous treatment associated with positive smear or histopathological findings between the years 2000 and 2016 were selected. Results Seventy‐five patients with CTB were included, most were women (58.7%) with a median age of 42 years. CTB diagnosis was based on culture in only 42.7% of the cases. Scrofuloderma represented 50.7% of the cases, followed by erythema induratum of Bazin (EIB) (18.7%), tuberculous gumma (13.3%), lupus vulgaris (8%), TB verrucosa cutis (4%), orificial TB (2.7%) and associated forms (2.7%). Other TB presentations were pulmonary (22.7%), mammary (6.6%) and osteoarticular (4%). All patients who completed the treatment (97.3%) had their lesions healed. Only two patients (2.6%) needed to change the therapy due to adverse reactions. Fifty percent of EIB patients presented recurrence. Conclusions These data highlight the diversity of CTB presentations and the importance of the skin to assist in early identification and treatment of TB. More studies are necessary to improve the knowledge on EIB for a better approach towards these patients, mainly in cases of recurrence.

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“…13,[24][25][26]36 (a) (b) (c) patients with lupus vulgaris. 37 Patients with these TB forms are generally paucibacillary and considered to have a moderate to high degree of immunity against the bacillus. The association with extracutaneous TB is rare [38][39][40][41][42] but occurred in our cohort (one patient in each group).…”

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Cutaneous tuberculosis in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: description of a series of 75 cases

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“…A drastic example was an 87‐year‐old woman with a ‘birthmark’ on the gluteal area, which was later proved to be a LV . The relatively long duration of LV may be explained by its slow progression, indolent nature, frequently delayed diagnosis due to low economic status of most affected patients . The duration of tuberculids was much shorter than that of true CTB, but the difference between diverse subtypes of tuberculids was insignificant ( P > 0.8).…”

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Cutaneous tuberculosis in China – A multicentre retrospective study of cases diagnosed between 1957 and 2013

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Wang

et al. 2018

Acad Dermatol Venereol

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“…Anti-tuberculous therapy (4-drug regimen include isoniazid, pyrazinamide, rifampin, and either ethambutol or streptomycin for at least two months following the complete resolution of skin lesions.) usually prevents further dissemination and induces involution [22,[52][53][54][55].…”

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