Cutaneous tuberculosis
Annular granulomatous perianal eruption in HIV associated cutaneous tuberculosis
Keywords: HIV infection, TB, Anus, Bacterial skin infection, Cutaneous tuberculosis, Erythema, European ethnicity, Extra-pulmonary tuberculosis, Granulomatous annular plaque, Human immunodeficiency virus, Male, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Perianal tuberculosis, Sensitive-image, Ulceration
What is cutaneous tuberculosis?
Cutaneous tuberculosis (TB) results from skin infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis), the same bacterium that causes tuberculosis of the lungs (pulmonary TB). Mycobacterium bovis caused tuberculosis in cattle, and is now a rare cause of cutaneous tuberculosis worldwide following eradication programs in cattle. BCG vaccination can be complicated by skin infection with the bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG), an attenuated strain of M. tuberculosis.
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