Lymphatic Dissemination and Axillary Web Syndrome in Primary Cutaneous Tuberculosis Secondary to Needlestick Injury | Zendy

Alexandre Malek | Zendy; Caroline E. Fife | Zendy; John C. Rasmussen | Zendy; Ron J. Karni | Zendy; John R. Morrow | Zendy; Audrey Wanger | Zendy; Eva M. SevickMuraca | Zendy; Luis OstroskyZeichner | Zendy

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Lymphatic Dissemination and Axillary Web Syndrome in Primary Cutaneous Tuberculosis Secondary to Needlestick Injury

Author(s) -

Alexandre Malek,

Caroline E. Fife,

John C. Rasmussen,

Ron J. Karni,

John R. Morrow,

Audrey Wanger,

Eva M. SevickMuraca,

Luis OstroskyZeichner

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

open forum infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.546

H-Index - 35

ISSN - 2328-8957

DOI - 10.1093/ofid/ofab160

Subject(s) - medicine , lymphatic system , tuberculosis , mycobacterium tuberculosis , needlestick injury , dermatology , pathology , axilla , immunology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , cancer , breast cancer

Cutaneous tuberculosis secondary to skin inoculation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis is uncommon but it can occur in the health care settings. Herein, we report an unusual case of primary cutaneous tuberculosis of the thumb following a needlestick injury. The infection progressed with a necrotic granuloma, lymphatic dysfunction as visualized by near-infrared fluorescence lymphatic imaging, and the development of an axillary web syndrome.

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