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Tuberculous gumma following venepuncture
Author(s) -
Vidal D.,
Barnadas M.,
Pérez M.,
Coll P.,
Alomar A.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2133.2001.04093.x
Subject(s) - venipuncture , medicine , surgery , dermatology , general surgery
An 88‐year‐old man with a past medical history of pulmonary tuberculosis presented with a 2‐year history of an indolent enlarging ulcerated nodule on his left wrist following a venous blood test. Skin biopsy of the ulcer showed granulomas, Ziehl–Neelsen stain was negative, and cultures grew Mycobacterium tuberculosis . Underlying bone and joint disease was excluded, and the lesion healed completely with 6 months of standard antituberculous treatment. We review the literature on tuberculous gumma following an injury.