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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Health and Allied Sciences NU 2017; 07(02): 053-056
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1708711
Case Report

Cutaneous Tuberculosis- probably due to mycobacterium bovis infection: A case report

Sanjay Kini
1   Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, KSHEMA, Mangalore
,
Aravind Shanbhag
2   Senior Resident, Department of Orthopedics, KSHEMA, Mangalore
,
Sachidananda Prabhu
3   Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, KSHEMA, Mangalore
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Abstract

Cutaneous tuberculosis is an infection caused by M. tuberculosis complex, M. bovis and bacillus Calmette- Guérin. Depending on individual immunity, environmental factors and the type of inoculum, it may present varied clinical and evolutionary aspects. Here we found a similar case where a 63 year old female patient developed cutaneous tuberculosis either due to direct inoculation or secondary to consumption of unpasteurized milk. The wound was not healing even after several courses of antibiotics and started healing only after starting anti-tubercular treatment. Hence we recommend that clinicians should keep this possibility in mind for early diagnosis and prompt treatment.

Keywords

Cutaneous tuberculosis - prosthetic joint infection


Publication History

Received: 01 December 2016

Accepted: 28 January 2017

Article published online:
22 April 2020

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