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ArticleSouthern African journal of infectious diseases2023

Cutaneous tuberculosis: An infrequent manifestation of a common pathogen in South Africa.

Jennifer K van Heerden, Alistair G B Broadhurst, Ruan S de Jager, Wesley du Plessis, Nabilah Ebrahim, Ayanda T Mnguni, Denzil Schietekat, Graeme Meintjes

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Article in Southern African journal of infectious diseases, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Jennifer K van HeerdenDepartment of Internal Medicine, Khayelitsha District Hospital, Western Cape Department of Health, Cape Town, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0813-7645
Alistair G B BroadhurstDivision of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7293-0122
Ruan S de JagerDivision of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8980-5881
Wesley du PlessisDivision of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0007-2824-0646
Nabilah EbrahimDivision of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5933-5206
Ayanda T MnguniDepartment of Internal Medicine, Khayelitsha District Hospital, Western Cape Department of Health, Cape Town, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9073-220X
Denzil SchietekatDepartment of Internal Medicine, Khayelitsha District Hospital, Western Cape Department of Health, Cape Town, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0008-2140-537X
Graeme MeintjesWellcome Centre for Infectious Diseases Research in Africa, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1196-4414
Stellenbosch University · ZATygerberg Hospital · ZAWestern Cape Department of Health · ZAUniversity of Cape Town · ZAWellcome Centre for Infectious Diseases Research in Africa · ZA

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cutaneous tuberculosis is an infrequent form of extra-pulmonary tuberculosis, even in high-prevalence settings. We present the case of a patient living with advanced HIV who developed extensive cutaneous tuberculosis. The polymorphic skin lesions were the most striking clinical manifestation of underlying disseminated tuberculosis. Contribution: This case report highlights an unusual presentation of tuberculosis. Cutaneous tuberculosis has a wide spectrum of clinical presentations and may be under-recognised by clinicians. We recommend early biopsy for microbiological diagnosis.

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cutaneous tuberculosisHIVhuman immunodeficiency virusSouth AfricaTBtuberculosis

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PMID37435117
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