Mycobacterial subcutaneous arteritis

Mycobacterial subcutaneous arteritis

The authors report three patients with subcutaneous erythematous nodules in different phases of development, inespecific systemic symptoms, positive PPD test, and normal chest X-rays. The histopathological study of the older nodules showed a granulomatous arteritis with a few acid-fast bacilli in the vascular wall. The nodules at an early phase showed an inespecific panniculitis with some acid-fast bacilli in apparently normal cutaneous vessels. These findings suggest that the mycobacterium has a vascular tropism and may cause a primary granulomatous arteritis.

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Main Authors: Rodrigues,Consuelo Junqueira, Campos,Fernando Peixoto Ferraz de, Furtado-Mendonça,Lais Lage, Pereira,Rosa Maria Rodrigues, Langer,Berilo, Diament,Jayme, Oliveira,Ricardo Manoel de, Cossermelli,Wilson
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo 1990
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46651990000500006
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