Open AccessPrimary cutaneous tuberculosis in a 27‐year‐old medical intern from needle‐stick injury: a case report
Author(s) -
Karoney Mercy Jelagat,
Kaumbuki Erastus Kanake,
Koech Mathew Kiptonui,
Lelei Lectary Kibor
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.143
Subject(s) - medicine , cutaneous tuberculosis , tuberculosis , surgery , staphylococcus aureus , dermatology , pathology , biology , bacteria , genetics
Key Clinical Message The authors report a case of cutaneous tuberculosis in a 27‐year‐old African male medical intern who contracted primary cutaneous from a needle‐stick injury. Cultures of pus aspirated from the finger initially grew Staphylococcus aureus that led to a delay in the diagnosis.