Cutaneous tuberculosis: epidemiologic, etiopathogenic and clinical aspects - Part I

• Main Authors: Josemir Belo dos Santos (Author), Ana Roberta Figueiredo (Author), Cláudia Elise Ferraz (Author), Márcia Helena de Oliveira (Author), Perla Gomes da Silva (Author), Vanessa Lucília Silveira de Medeiros (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia, 2014-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Cutaneous tuberculosis (CTB) is the result of a chronic infection by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, M. ovis and occasionally by the Calmette-Guerin bacillus. The clinical manifestations are variable and depend on the interaction of several factors including the site of infection and the host's imm...