Tuberculous Cutaneous Ulcers Associated with Miliary Tuberculosis in an Elderly Woman

Article Article scientifique Rapport de cas Tuberculous Cutaneous Ulcers Associated with Miliary Tuberculosis in an Elderly Woman eng 2009 author Toutous Trellu Laurence Marie 0000-0001-8087-1161 503969 author Charlet Isabelle 95611 author Hirschel Bernard author Prins C author Masouyé I author Vischer Ulrich Max 29873 author Janssens Jean-Paul 30742 23-28 10.1159/000235690 20652109 1662-6567 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2895205/ Skin localizations in disseminated tuberculosis may present a clinical resistant evolution. An 81-year-old woman, treated by long-term steroids and methotrexate for rheumatoid polyarthritis, developed a disseminated tuberculosis in chest, bones and skin. While pulmonary symptoms quickly improved under conventional tuberculostatic drugs, skin ulcers showed positive cultures for 5 months and healed after 12 months of treatment. Miliary tuberculosis Elderly Cutaneous ulcer Dewey 616 56 Département de médecine 221 false 576 Inflammation cutanée 919 Case Reports in Dermatology 1 1 98bcf191-c3a4-4313-a6ae-63134fc6c27d Article (Published version) Public cde0001-0023.pdf 558886 application/pdf CC BY-NC openAccess Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de médecine

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