The Many Faces of Tuberculosis Verrucosa Cutis in Makassar Indonesia - A Case Report
Andi Rina Angreni, Anni Adriani, Safruddin Amin, Siswanto Wahab, Suci Budhiani, Muh. Nasrum Massi
Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Faculty of Medicine, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Indonesia.
Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Hasanuddin, Makassar, Indonesia.
Abstract
Abstract Tuberculosis verrucous cutis (TBVC) is a skin infection caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis that occurred in the people who had been previously infected or immune to Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It is an acquired disease, characterized by the presence of a solitaire verrucous plaque, commonly seen on the hands and or feet and could present as a varies of different clinical morphologies. This case report presented three cases of TBVC that we found at Makassar Indonesia with various unique clinical manifestations. Mantoux test, histopathology characteristics and response to anti-tubercular therapy confirmed the diagnosis
Keywords: Anti-tuberculosis treatment; Clinical manifestation; Tuberculosis verrucosa cutis (TBVC)
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