Cutaneous tuberculosis: epidemiologic, etiopathogenic and clinical aspects - Part I
AUTOR(ES)
Santos, Josemir Belo dos, Figueiredo, Ana Roberta, Ferraz, Cláudia Elise, Oliveira, Márcia Helena de, Silva, Perla Gomes da, Medeiros, Vanessa Lucília Silveira de
FONTE
An. Bras. Dermatol.
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
2014-04
RESUMO
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 immunity. This article revises the current knowledge about this disease's physiopathology and immunology as well as detailing the possible clinical presentations.
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