DermAtlas: Dermatology Image Tuberculosis_Verucosa_Cutis_1_080714 (tuberculosis

Dermatology - FOOT: tuberculosis - tuberculosis verrucosa cutis

Image Name:

Tuberculosis_Verucosa_Cutis_1_080714

File Type:

jpg

Diagnosis:

TUBERCULOSIS / TUBERCULOSIS VERRUCOSA CUTIS

Category:

infections and infestations /
granulomatous disorder

Morphology:

plaqulous (plaque / nodule / tumor)

Organization:

warty

Pattern:

solitary

Color:

brown

Body Site:

foot

Age:

31 years

Gender:

female

Image Year:

2008

Contributor:

Sinha Rajesh

First Published:

July 27, 2008

Description:

13 cm warty hyperpigmented plaque

Comments:

This 30-year-old woman complained of a slowly expanding warty growth on side of her left foot. Skin biopsy showed hyperkeratosis and acanthosis of the epidermis and tuberculoid granulomas in the middermis. Acid fast bacilli were found on tissue section.

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Other Resources:

PubMed: tuberculosis

OMIM: tuberculosis

MedlinePlus: tuberculosis

Archives of Dermatology: tuberculosis

eMedicine: tuberculosis

Dermatology Online: tuberculosis

PubMed: tuberculosis verrucosa cutis

OMIM: tuberculosis verrucosa cutis

MedlinePlus: tuberculosis verrucosa cutis

Archives of Dermatology: tuberculosis verrucosa cutis