Cutaneous tuberculous gummas in a patient with polymyositis*

Cutaneous tuberculous gummas in a patient with polymyositis*

Metastatic tuberculous abscesses or cutaneous tuberculous gummas occur mostly by reactivation of ancient cutaneous foci and is triggered mainly by pharmacological immunosuppression, diabetes mellitus, alcoholism or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. The present case report refers to a 33-year-old male patient with polymyositis and a previous diagnosis of treated pulmonary tuberculosis. He presented cutaneous abscesses and fever months after the tuberculosis regimen. The patient was diagnosed as metastatic tuberculous abscesses associated with immunosuppression as result of polymyositis treatment.

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Main Authors: Silva,Guilherme Almeida Rosa da, Motta,Rogério Neves, Carvalho,Ricardo de Souza, Lupi,Omar, Azevedo,Marcelo Costa Velho Mendes de, Ferry,Fernando Raphael de Almeida
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2013
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Carvalho,Ricardo de Souza
Lupi,Omar
Azevedo,Marcelo Costa Velho Mendes de
Ferry,Fernando Raphael de Almeida
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Carvalho,Ricardo de Souza
Lupi,Omar
Azevedo,Marcelo Costa Velho Mendes de
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Cutaneous tuberculous gummas in a patient with polymyositis*
author_facet Silva,Guilherme Almeida Rosa da
Motta,Rogério Neves
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Ferry,Fernando Raphael de Almeida
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title Cutaneous tuberculous gummas in a patient with polymyositis*
title_short Cutaneous tuberculous gummas in a patient with polymyositis*
title_full Cutaneous tuberculous gummas in a patient with polymyositis*
title_fullStr Cutaneous tuberculous gummas in a patient with polymyositis*
title_full_unstemmed Cutaneous tuberculous gummas in a patient with polymyositis*
title_sort cutaneous tuberculous gummas in a patient with polymyositis*
description Metastatic tuberculous abscesses or cutaneous tuberculous gummas occur mostly by reactivation of ancient cutaneous foci and is triggered mainly by pharmacological immunosuppression, diabetes mellitus, alcoholism or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. The present case report refers to a 33-year-old male patient with polymyositis and a previous diagnosis of treated pulmonary tuberculosis. He presented cutaneous abscesses and fever months after the tuberculosis regimen. The patient was diagnosed as metastatic tuberculous abscesses associated with immunosuppression as result of polymyositis treatment.
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