Facial cutaneous tuberculosis: an unusual presentation

Periocular cutaneous tuberculosis is a rare occurrence. We describe a 75‐year‐old Caucasian woman with tuberculosis of the left periocular region which responded completely to standard antituberculosis therapy. We hypothesize this unusual presentation may be due to minor trauma followed by inoculati...

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Published inClinical and experimental dermatology Vol. 25; no. 1; pp. 48 - 50
Main Authors CHOWDHURY, M. M. U, VARMA, S, HOWELL, S, HOLT, P. J. A, STATHAM, B. N
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford BSL Blackwell Science Ltd 01.01.2000
Blackwell
Oxford University Press
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Antitubercular Agents - therapeutic use
Bacterial diseases
Biological and medical sciences
Biopsy
Facial Dermatoses - drug therapy
Facial Dermatoses - pathology
Female
Human bacterial diseases
Humans
Infectious diseases
Medical sciences
Tuberculosis and atypical mycobacterial infections
Tuberculosis, Cutaneous - drug therapy
Tuberculosis, Cutaneous - pathology
Human
Infection
Case study
Skin disease
Periocular
Tuberculosis
Bacteriosis
Skin
Mycobacterial infection
Face
Elderly
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Summary:Periocular cutaneous tuberculosis is a rare occurrence. We describe a 75‐year‐old Caucasian woman with tuberculosis of the left periocular region which responded completely to standard antituberculosis therapy. We hypothesize this unusual presentation may be due to minor trauma followed by inoculation.
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ISSN:0307-6938
1365-2230
DOI:10.1046/j.1365-2230.2000.00572.x