Tuberculous Cutaneous Ulcers Associated with Miliary Tuberculosis in an Elderly Woman

• Main Authors: Laurence Toutous-Trellu (Author), Isabelle Charlet (Author), Bernard Hirschel (Author), C. Prins (Author), I. Masouyé (Author), Ulrich M. Vischer (Author), Jean-Paul Janssens (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Karger Publishers, 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Skin localizations in disseminated tuberculosis may present a clinical resistant evolution. An 81-year-old woman, treated by long-term steroids and methotrexate for rheumatoid polyarthritis, developed a disseminated tuberculosis in chest, bones and skin. While pulmonary symptoms quickly improved und...