Acute Tuberculosis Cutis Miliaris Disseminata in a Patient with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

Acute Tuberculosis Cutis Miliaris Disseminata in a Patient with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection is a major public health problem in a developing country.1 It is commonly associated with immunosuppressed patients, especially those with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). It was reported that up to one third to one half of human immunodeficiency virus...

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Main Author: Araya Manapajon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mahidol University 2016-08-01
Series:Siriraj Medical Journal
Online Access:https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/sirirajmedj/article/view/64190
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spelling doaj-bd36a16c14fb4c7e8925e87a90596b812021-08-13T09:52:24ZengMahidol UniversitySiriraj Medical Journal2228-80822016-08-01652Acute Tuberculosis Cutis Miliaris Disseminata in a Patient with Acquired Immune Deficiency SyndromeAraya Manapajon Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection is a major public health problem in a developing country.1 It is commonly associated with immunosuppressed patients, especially those with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). It was reported that up to one third to one half of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected patients were infected with M. tuberculosis.2 Among extrapulmonary tuberculosis cases, cutaneous tuberculosis accounts for 1.5%, although tuberculosis cutis miliaris disseminatais an unusual presentation.3,4 We, herein, describe a patient who was living with AIDS and also diagnosed with tuberculosis cutis miliaris disseminata based upon dermatologic findings. https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/sirirajmedj/article/view/64190
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Acute Tuberculosis Cutis Miliaris Disseminata in a Patient with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
Siriraj Medical Journal
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author_sort Araya Manapajon
title Acute Tuberculosis Cutis Miliaris Disseminata in a Patient with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
title_short Acute Tuberculosis Cutis Miliaris Disseminata in a Patient with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
title_full Acute Tuberculosis Cutis Miliaris Disseminata in a Patient with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
title_fullStr Acute Tuberculosis Cutis Miliaris Disseminata in a Patient with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
title_full_unstemmed Acute Tuberculosis Cutis Miliaris Disseminata in a Patient with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
title_sort acute tuberculosis cutis miliaris disseminata in a patient with acquired immune deficiency syndrome
publisher Mahidol University
series Siriraj Medical Journal
issn 2228-8082
publishDate 2016-08-01
description Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection is a major public health problem in a developing country.1 It is commonly associated with immunosuppressed patients, especially those with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). It was reported that up to one third to one half of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected patients were infected with M. tuberculosis.2 Among extrapulmonary tuberculosis cases, cutaneous tuberculosis accounts for 1.5%, although tuberculosis cutis miliaris disseminatais an unusual presentation.3,4 We, herein, describe a patient who was living with AIDS and also diagnosed with tuberculosis cutis miliaris disseminata based upon dermatologic findings.
url https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/sirirajmedj/article/view/64190
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