Cutaneous tuberculosis with nonreactive PPD skin test: a diagnostic challenge

• Main Authors: Priscila Wolf Nassif (Author), Ana Paula Zanatta Rosa (Author), Ana Cristina Medeiros Gurgel (Author), Paula Aline Zanetti Campanerut (Author), José Fillus Neto (Author), Rosilene Fressatti Cardoso (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia, 2015-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The authors report a case of cutaneous tuberculosis in a 63-year-old female patient, who had an infiltrated, erythematous-ferruginous plaque of indurated aspect on her right leg and a nonreactive PPD skin test. Diagnosis was made by tissue culture and PCR of skin biopsy material. The treatment was p...