Archives of Clinical Infectious Diseases
Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine Research Center, SBUMS
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a multi-systemic infection. A resurgence of cases of M. tuberculosis infection and extrapulmonary involvement has occurred in parallel with the HIV epidemic. Tuberculosis is rarely associated with cutaneous or osteoarticular infection.
In this case report we described an unusual case of tuberculosis presenting with concurrent cutaneous abscess and osteomyelitis. The final diagnosis was confirmed by radiographic and cultural findings.
Cutaneous tuberculosis should be included in the differential diagnosis of patients with cutaneous abscesses or musculoskeletal complaints, particularly in high risk populations such as immigrants from endemic regions and immunosuppressed patients.
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Fatemi A, Toossi P, Asadzadeh B, Abdollahimajd F. Primary Cutaneous Tuberculosis Misdiagnosed as a Deep Mycotic Infection. Arch Clin Infect Dis. 2019;14(6):e14572. doi: https://doi.org/10.5812/archcid.14572
Abdi Z, Ghiasvand F, Dehghan Manshadi SA. Tuberculous Osteomyelitis of the Foot: A Case Report. Arch Clin Infect Dis. 2014;9(2):18969. doi: https://doi.org/10.5812/archcid.18969
Salehi M, Dehghan Manshadi SA, Yassin Z, Hassannejad M. A Simple Approach for Diagnosis of Chronic Tuberculous Osteomyelitis: A Case Report. Arch Clin Infect Dis. 2017;12(2):e57281. doi: https://doi.org/10.5812/archcid.57281
Karimi A, Amanati A, Mansour Ghanaie R, Mohajerzadeh L. Co-infection of Leishmania and Tuberculosis. Arch Pediatr Infect Dis. 2014;2(1):183-187. doi: https://doi.org/10.5812/pedinfect.12785
Rasolinejad M, Salehi MR, Pargar A. Multi Lobulated Soft Tissue Tuberculosis Abscess in the Forearm of a Rheumatoid Arthritis Patient: A Case Report. Arch Clin Infect Dis. 2015;10(4):e20035. doi: https://doi.org/10.5812/archcid.20035
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