2013
DOI: 10.1590/s0365-05962013000100013
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Abstract: Metastatic tuberculous abscesses or cutaneous tuberculous gummas occur mostly by reactivation of ancient cutaneous foci and is triggered mainly by pharmacological immunosuppression, diabetes mellitus, alcoholism or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. The present case report refers to a 33-year-old male patient with polymyositis and a previous diagnosis of treated pulmonary tuberculosis. He presented cutaneous abscesses and fever months after the tuberculosis regimen. The patient was diagnosed as metastatic tub… Show more

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“…Typical cutaneous manifestations in these circumstances are multiple metastatic abscesses with evidence of disease at other sites 8 9. Isolated cutaneous lesions without disseminated disease are unusual.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Typical cutaneous manifestations in these circumstances are multiple metastatic abscesses with evidence of disease at other sites 8 9. Isolated cutaneous lesions without disseminated disease are unusual.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Clínicamente se caracteriza por la formación de nódulos subcutáneos indoloros de lento crecimiento o abscesos fríos con edema fluctuante, localizados principalmente en el tronco y las extremidades, que tienden a ulcerarse dando lesiones de bordes abruptos violáceos con supuración típicamente caseificada 1,5 . A diferencia del caso que presentamos, las lesiones cutáneas aisladas son características de pacientes IC mientras que una afectación cutánea múltiple en localizaciones atí-picas debería orientar hacia el estudio de inmunosupresión 1,5,7,8 . En la histología se suelen encontrar granulomas tuberculoides caseificantes y áreas de necrosis junto a un infiltrado inflamatorio inespecífico mixto que contiene abundantes BAAR, que pueden ser escasos o estar ausentes en los ID [1][2][3][4][5] .…”
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