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Facial cutaneous tuberculosis: an unusual presentation
Author(s) -
M. M. U. Chowdhury,
Sandeep Varma,
Stephen M. Howell,
P.J.A. Holt,
B. N. Statham
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
clinical and experimental dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.587
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1365-2230
pISSN - 0307-6938
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2230.2000.00572.x
Subject(s) - medicine , tuberculosis , cutaneous tuberculosis , presentation (obstetrics) , dermatology , active tuberculosis , surgery , mycobacterium tuberculosis , pathology
Periocular cutaneous tuberculosis is a rare occurrence. We describe a 75‐year‐old Caucasian woman with tuberculosis of the left periocular region which responded completely to standard antituberculosis therapy. We hypothesize this unusual presentation may be due to minor trauma followed by inoculation.