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  • Scrofuloderma: a diagnostic...
    de Mello, Renan Bernardes; do Vale, Everton Carlos Siviero; Baeta, Isabela Guimarães Ribeiro

    Anais brasileiros de dermatologia/Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 01/2019, Letnik: 94, Številka: 1
    Journal Article

    Cutaneous tuberculosis is a rare form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis, comprising 1-2% of cases. Caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis or related strains, it presents a wide range of clinical manifestations, mimicking other chronic dermatoses and leading to delayed diagnosis. A case of scrofuloderma is reported, whose diagnosis and treatment were only made six years after onset of the disease.