Open AccessA Case of Cutaneous Tuberculosis Presenting with Generalized Xanthogranulomas
Author(s) -
Leah Antoinette M. Caro-Chang,
Eileen Liesl A. Cubillan
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
acta medica philippina/acta medica philippina
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.128
H-Index - 4
eISSN - 2094-9278
pISSN - 0001-6071
DOI - 10.47895/amp.v53i2.202
Subject(s) - histiocyte , tuberculosis , medicine , pathology , cutaneous tuberculosis , dermatology
A 33-year-old male had a 22-year history of generalized xanthogranulomas but had a normal lipid profile. He also developed ulcerating plaques on his arm and back that were consistent with cutaneous tuberculosis on histopathologic and polymerase chain reaction PCR studies. In a normolipemic patient with generalized xanthogranulomas, a reactive granulomatous response of histiocytes to infection is explored since these share a common CD 14+ precursor with the macrophages that are vital in tuberculosis.