Cutaneous tuberculosis an unusual localization: A case report

• DOI: 10.1099/acmi.0.000773.v2
• Publication Date: 2024-04-04T15:29:49Z
• Authors: Fatima ZIAD; Elmostafa Benaissa; Omar Ait sahel; Abdelkhaleq MAAROUFI; Yassine Ben lahlou; Adil Maleb; Mariama Chadli; Mostafa Elouennass
• Keywords: Guillain-Barré Syndrome and Related Neuropathies; Dermatology; XML; FOS: Health sciences; Computer science; Treatment; World Wide Web; Challenges in Understanding and Treating Leprosy; XHTML; Infectious Diseases; Neurology; Virology; Health Sciences; Pathology; Medicine; Tuberculosis; Surgery; Diagnosis and Treatment of Spinal Infections; Markup language

Tuberculosis is a major public health concern. Morocco is a tuberculosis endemic country; nearly 30,000 cases are recorded each year. Pulmonary tuberculosis accounts for 57%, extrapulmonary tuberculosis 43%. Cutaneous localization is exceptional; it accounts for 0.5% to 2% of cases of tuberculosis. It is very difficult to diagnose, given the variability of clinical presentation. We report a rare case of cutaneous tuberculosis in a patient with a history of pulmonary and cutaneous sarcoidosis.