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Unusual presentation of more common disease/injury
Cutaneous tuberculosis caused by isoniazid-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis
  1. Mehrnaz Asadi Gharabaghi
  1. Department of Respiratory Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  1. Correspondence to Dr Mehrnaz Asadi Gharabaghi, asadi_m{at}tums.ac.ir

Summary

Cutaneous tuberculosis constitutes an uncommon presentation of extrapulmonary tuberculosis, especially among immune-competent patients. Here, there is a report of a 38-year-old man who presented with non-pruritic skin plaques, caused by isoniazid-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis, over his buttock, inguinal area and earlobe.

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2012-006253

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