Cutaneous tuberculosis in ear auricle: A case report

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Carlos A. Moreno G.
Kelly Y. Martínez R.
Juan P. Duarte S.
Julio C. Mantilla H.

Keywords

Tuberculosis, cutaneous, tuberculous gumma, mycobacterium tuber¬culosis

Abstract

Cutaneous tuberculosis represents less than 2% of all cases of infection with Myco- bacterium tuberculosis. Its low prevalence, associated with a wide variety in clinical pre- sentation of the lesions, hinders and delays the diagnosis and, thus, treatment initiation. The following is the case of an 80-years old, female patient with an ulcerated, chronic lesion in the left ear auricle, with a torpid evolution and poor response to established pharmacological management; with a skin biopsy that showed chronic inflammatory reaction and the presence of acid-fast bacilli.

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