Tuberculosis cutis miliaris disseminata due to multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in AIDS patients
Articolo
Data di Pubblicazione:
1995
Citazione:
Tuberculosis cutis miliaris disseminata due to multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in AIDS patients / S. Antinori, L. Galimberti, G.L. Tadini, A.L. Ridolfo, C. Parravicini, R. Esposito, M. Moroni. - In: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY & INFECTIOUS DISEASES. - ISSN 0934-9723. - 14:10(1995), pp. 911-914. [10.1007/BF01691500]
Abstract:
Two patients with AIDS and disseminated tuberculosis characterized by cutaneous involvement are reported. They developed a maculopapular skin eruption, from which a multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis strain was isolated. In both cases the clinical course was rapidly fatal. Tuberculosis cutis miliaris disseminata should be differentiated from the skin lesions frequently seen in HIV-infected patients, especially from folliculitis. In patients with tuberculosis, the appearance of cutaneous lesions may be due to the haematogenous dissemination of mycobacteria. Therefore, early identification of the causative organism by use of optimal microbiological methods is fundamental.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
Acquired-immunodeficiency-syndrome; skin-lesions
Elenco autori:
S. Antinori, L. Galimberti, G.L. Tadini, A.L. Ridolfo, C. Parravicini, R. Esposito, M. Moroni
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