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Cutaneous tuberculosis

MedGen UID:
22515
Concept ID:
C0041309
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Skin Tuberculosis; Tuberculosis, Cutaneous
SNOMED CT: Tuberculosis of skin (66986005); Tuberculosis cutis (66986005); Tuberculoderma (66986005); Cutaneous tuberculosis (66986005)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0021948

Definition

Tuberculosis of the skin. It includes scrofuloderma and tuberculid, but not LUPUS VULGARIS. [from MeSH]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVCutaneous tuberculosis

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Kaul S, Jakhar D, Mehta S, Singal A
J Am Acad Dermatol 2023 Dec;89(6):1107-1119. Epub 2022 Feb 8 doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2021.12.064. PMID: 35149148
van Zyl L, du Plessis J, Viljoen J
Tuberculosis (Edinb) 2015 Dec;95(6):629-638. Epub 2014 Dec 25 doi: 10.1016/j.tube.2014.12.006. PMID: 26616847
Handog EB, Gabriel TG, Pineda RT
Dermatol Ther 2008 May-Jun;21(3):154-61. doi: 10.1111/j.1529-8019.2008.00186.x. PMID: 18564245

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Gardini G, Gregori N, Matteelli A, Castelli F
Curr Opin Infect Dis 2022 Apr 1;35(2):79-87. doi: 10.1097/QCO.0000000000000820. PMID: 35067521Free PMC Article
Ramesh V, Gupta J
Int J Dermatol 2021 Mar;60(3):363-367. Epub 2020 Nov 30 doi: 10.1111/ijd.15249. PMID: 33251595
Oberhelman S, Watchmaker J, Phillips T
JAMA Dermatol 2019 May 1;155(5):610. doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2018.5651. PMID: 30942835
Franco-Paredes C, Marcos LA, Henao-Martínez AF, Rodríguez-Morales AJ, Villamil-Gómez WE, Gotuzzo E, Bonifaz A
Clin Microbiol Rev 2018 Jan;32(1) Epub 2018 Nov 14 doi: 10.1128/CMR.00069-18. PMID: 30429139Free PMC Article
Sethuraman G, Ramesh V
Pediatr Dermatol 2013 Jan-Feb;30(1):7-16. Epub 2012 Nov 22 doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2012.01794.x. PMID: 23173930

Diagnosis

Kaul S, Kaur I, Mehta S, Singal A
J Am Acad Dermatol 2023 Dec;89(6):1091-1103. Epub 2022 Feb 8 doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2021.12.063. PMID: 35149149
Palaniappan V, Sadhasivamohan A, Karthikeyan K
Clin Exp Dermatol 2022 Oct;47(10):1820-1828. Epub 2022 Aug 3 doi: 10.1111/ced.15302. PMID: 35724330
Hill MK, Sanders CV
Microbiol Spectr 2017 Jan;5(1) doi: 10.1128/microbiolspec.TNMI7-0010-2016. PMID: 28233513
Chakrabortty R, Rahman MA, Ferdousi KR, Paul BK
Mymensingh Med J 2016 Apr;25(2):385-91. PMID: 27277379
Bravo FG, Gotuzzo E
Clin Dermatol 2007 Mar-Apr;25(2):173-80. doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2006.05.005. PMID: 17350496

Therapy

Gardini G, Gregori N, Matteelli A, Castelli F
Curr Opin Infect Dis 2022 Apr 1;35(2):79-87. doi: 10.1097/QCO.0000000000000820. PMID: 35067521Free PMC Article
Kundakci N, Erdem C
Clin Dermatol 2019 May-Jun;37(3):200-212. Epub 2019 Jan 11 doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2019.01.002. PMID: 31178103
Oberhelman S, Watchmaker J, Phillips T
JAMA Dermatol 2019 May 1;155(5):610. doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2018.5651. PMID: 30942835
Hill MK, Sanders CV
Microbiol Spectr 2017 Jan;5(1) doi: 10.1128/microbiolspec.TNMI7-0010-2016. PMID: 28233513
Dias MF, Bernardes Filho F, Quaresma MV, Nascimento LV, Nery JA, Azulay DR
An Bras Dermatol 2014 Nov-Dec;89(6):925-38. doi: 10.1590/abd1806-4841.20142998. PMID: 25387498Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Gardini G, Gregori N, Matteelli A, Castelli F
Curr Opin Infect Dis 2022 Apr 1;35(2):79-87. doi: 10.1097/QCO.0000000000000820. PMID: 35067521Free PMC Article
Oberhelman S, Watchmaker J, Phillips T
JAMA Dermatol 2019 May 1;155(5):610. doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2018.5651. PMID: 30942835
Herzinger T, Berneburg M, Ghoreschi K, Gollnick H, Hölzle E, Hönigsmann H, Lehmann P, Peters T, Röcken M, Scharffetter-Kochanek K, Schwarz T, Simon J, Tanew A, Weichenthal M
J Dtsch Dermatol Ges 2016 Aug;14(8):853-76. doi: 10.1111/ddg.12912. PMID: 27509435
Sethuraman G, Ramesh V
Pediatr Dermatol 2013 Jan-Feb;30(1):7-16. Epub 2012 Nov 22 doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2012.01794.x. PMID: 23173930
Handog EB, Gabriel TG, Pineda RT
Dermatol Ther 2008 May-Jun;21(3):154-61. doi: 10.1111/j.1529-8019.2008.00186.x. PMID: 18564245

Clinical prediction guides

Jadhav VM, Waghmare MT
Acta Dermatovenerol Alp Pannonica Adriat 2021 Dec;30(4):137-140. PMID: 34929989
Ramesh V, Gupta J
Int J Dermatol 2021 Mar;60(3):363-367. Epub 2020 Nov 30 doi: 10.1111/ijd.15249. PMID: 33251595
Abdelmalek R, Mebazaa A, Berriche A, Kilani B, Ben Osman A, Mokni M, Tiouiri Benaissa H
Med Mal Infect 2013 Sep;43(9):374-8. Epub 2013 Jul 19 doi: 10.1016/j.medmal.2013.06.017. PMID: 23876205
Sethuraman G, Ramesh V
Pediatr Dermatol 2013 Jan-Feb;30(1):7-16. Epub 2012 Nov 22 doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2012.01794.x. PMID: 23173930
Kathuria S, Ramesh V
G Ital Dermatol Venereol 2010 Apr;145(2):289-302. PMID: 20467401

Recent systematic reviews

Igbokwe V, Ruby LC, Sultanli A, Bélard S
Lancet Infect Dis 2023 Apr;23(4):e138-e150. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(23)00004-X. PMID: 36963920

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