Cutaneous Miliary Tuberculosis in a Chronic Kidney Disease Patient
A 79-year-old Thai woman with advanced renal failure, dyslipidemia and anemia of chronic disease was admitted to hospital with prolonged fever, productive cough and multiple discrete small pustules on her face, trunk and extremities. A chest X-ray revealed diffuse miliary infiltration. Mycobacterium...
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doaj-b653491d47314c6e8b4517d0463c98632020-11-24T21:00:24ZengKarger PublishersCase Reports in Dermatology1662-65672014-10-016325325710.1159/000369156369156Cutaneous Miliary Tuberculosis in a Chronic Kidney Disease PatientPudit SuraprasitNarumol Silpa-archaDaranporn TriwongwaranatA 79-year-old Thai woman with advanced renal failure, dyslipidemia and anemia of chronic disease was admitted to hospital with prolonged fever, productive cough and multiple discrete small pustules on her face, trunk and extremities. A chest X-ray revealed diffuse miliary infiltration. Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex DNA was detected by polymerase chain reaction in sputum and scrapings of pustules from her skin. Blood culture identified M. tuberculosis complex. Pulmonary and cutaneous miliary tuberculosis was diagnosed. The patient's symptoms improved after 3 weeks of treatment with isoniazid, rifampicin, ethambutol and pyrazinamide. This report details a case of cutaneous miliary tuberculosis in a non-dialysis chronic kidney disease patient.http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/369156TuberculosisCutaneousCutaneous military tuberculosisChronic kidney disease |
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Pudit Suraprasit Narumol Silpa-archa Daranporn Triwongwaranat Cutaneous Miliary Tuberculosis in a Chronic Kidney Disease Patient Case Reports in Dermatology Tuberculosis Cutaneous Cutaneous military tuberculosis Chronic kidney disease |
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Cutaneous Miliary Tuberculosis in a Chronic Kidney Disease Patient |
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Cutaneous Miliary Tuberculosis in a Chronic Kidney Disease Patient |
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Cutaneous Miliary Tuberculosis in a Chronic Kidney Disease Patient |
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Cutaneous Miliary Tuberculosis in a Chronic Kidney Disease Patient |
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Cutaneous Miliary Tuberculosis in a Chronic Kidney Disease Patient |
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cutaneous miliary tuberculosis in a chronic kidney disease patient |
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Karger Publishers |
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Case Reports in Dermatology |
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1662-6567 |
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2014-10-01 |
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A 79-year-old Thai woman with advanced renal failure, dyslipidemia and anemia of chronic disease was admitted to hospital with prolonged fever, productive cough and multiple discrete small pustules on her face, trunk and extremities. A chest X-ray revealed diffuse miliary infiltration. Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex DNA was detected by polymerase chain reaction in sputum and scrapings of pustules from her skin. Blood culture identified M. tuberculosis complex. Pulmonary and cutaneous miliary tuberculosis was diagnosed. The patient's symptoms improved after 3 weeks of treatment with isoniazid, rifampicin, ethambutol and pyrazinamide. This report details a case of cutaneous miliary tuberculosis in a non-dialysis chronic kidney disease patient. |
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Tuberculosis Cutaneous Cutaneous military tuberculosis Chronic kidney disease |
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