Lupus vulgaris: Isolation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from the affected skin scraping and mucous membranes
Author(s) -
Marina Jovanović,
Ruza Sente,
Zoran Golušin,
Tatjana Kurucin,
Ljuba Vujanović,
M Poljacki
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
medicinski pregled
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1820-7383
pISSN - 0025-8105
DOI - 10.2298/mpns0612580j
Subject(s) - medicine , lupus vulgaris , isolation (microbiology) , dermatology , tuberculosis , mycobacterium tuberculosis , mucous membrane , cutaneous tuberculosis , microbiology and biotechnology , pathology , biology
In the second half of the last century skin tuberculosis has become a rarity. With the appearance of resistance to different kinds of pathogenes, HIV-immunodeficiency and decreasing standard of living, the incidence of skin tuberculosis increases. Lupus vulgaris is a chronic form of the secondary tuberculosis of the skin.
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