Tuberculous Cutaneous Ulcers Associated with Miliary Tuberculosis in an Elderly Woman

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...

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Main Authors: Laurence Toutous-Trellu, Isabelle Charlet, Bernard Hirschel, C. Prins, I. Masouyé, Ulrich M. Vischer, Jean-Paul Janssens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2009-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Dermatology
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Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/235690