Incidence of cutaneous tuberculosis in patients with organ tuberculosis

Abstract

Organ tuberculosis is rarely associated with cutaneous tuberculosis. Scrofuloderma and LV are the most frequent forms of skin TB associated with organ TB in this population. Tuberculosis adenitis is the organ TB that causes cutaneous TB most often among other organ tuberculoses. More than one form of cutaneous TB affected only one patient with pulmonary TB; therefore, it is very rare. Tuberculids were not observed in any of the patients.

Cutaneous tuberculosis revealing multifocal tuberculosis in immunocompetent patients

“…Kivanc-Altunay et al reported that 61% of skin TB cases had pulmonary involvement, whereas no skeletal TB was encountered [5]. Kumar only 1 had tuberculous dactylitis [6].…”

Skin Ulcers: A Sign of Disseminated Tuberculosis

“…Some authors have reported that the frequencies of scrofuloderma and lupus vulgaris are equal. 11 Scrofuloderma results from contiguous involvement of the skin from underlying TB in deeper structures (eg, lymph nodes or bone). Scrofuloderma and lupus vulgaris can occur after bacillus of Calmette and Guérin or purified-protein-derivative testing.…”

Primary Tuberculosis of the Cheek skin: Difficulties in Diagnostic Procedure

“…Some authors describe the case of primary cheek fistula secondary infected with M. tuberculosis from the sputum of a patient with lung tuberculosis (11). Other authors found that organ tuberculosis is rarely associated with cutaneous tuberculosis (8,12).…”