Open AccessCutaneous mycobacterial spindle cell pseudotumour
Author(s) -
Geok Chin Tan,
Yen Piow Yap,
Mohd Sidik Shiran,
A. R. Sabariah,
Pathmanathan Rajadurai
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
bmj case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.231
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 1757-790X
DOI - 10.1136/bcr.11.2008.1221
Subject(s) - medicine , differential diagnosis , pathology , spindle cell sarcoma , lesion , lymph , lung , spleen , sarcoma , radiology , immunology
Mycobacterial spindle cell pseudotumour (MSCP) has been reported in various sites, including skin, lymph nodes, bone marrow, lung and spleen. Cutaneous lesions are extremely rare and the differential diagnoses include various spindle cell lesions. Literature review shows that this lesion has preponderance for upper limb involvement and occurs largely in immunosuppressed individuals. We report a case of MSCP of the skin due to atypical mycobacterium and discuss the risk of misdiagnosis as a sarcoma.