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ArticleBMJ case reports2017

A case of tuberculous gumma: there is more to it than meets the eye.

Srikant Mohta, Arvind Kumar, Nayani Singh, Naveet Wig

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors.

Srikant MohtaDepartment of Internal Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9208-2888
Arvind KumarDepartment of Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Nayani SinghDepartment of Internal Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Naveet WigDepartment of Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We present a case of a young girl who presented with multiple cutaneous abscesses over 2 years at different sites. She had no constitutional symptoms or history of tuberculosis. On investigation, she was found to have rifampicin-sensitive tuberculosis presenting as tubercular gumma, a rare form of cutaneous tuberculosis which occurs due to haematogenous spread of the bacilli. She had disseminated disease involving the spinal column with associated psoas abscess. A thorough evaluation was done for immune-deficiency workup but was all negative. She was given antitubercular therapy and showed a good response to therapy at a follow-up of 1 month.

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AbscessAdolescentAntitubercular AgentsAxillaDiagnosis, DifferentialFemaleHumansIndiaLungMycobacterium tuberculosisRadiographySensitivity and SpecificityTomography, X-Ray ComputedTuberculosis, CutaneousAntitubercular AgentsskinTB and other respiratory infections

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PMID29054947
PMCPMC5665335

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