Multifocal Scrofuloderma with Disseminated Tuberculosis in a Severely Malnourished Child

:  Tuberculosis and malnutrition continue to be significant health problems in developing countries. Moderate to severe malnutrition can cause immunosuppression and predispose children to various infections. We report disseminated tuberculosis in a severely malnourished Indian child who presented pr...

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Published in:Pediatric dermatology 2005-09, Vol.22 (5), p.440-443
Main Authors: Singal, Archana, Pandhi, Deepika, Agrawal, Subhav Kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antitubercular Agents - therapeutic use
Bacterial diseases
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Child Nutrition Disorders - complications
Human bacterial diseases
Humans
Infectious diseases
Male
Medical sciences
Mycobacterium
Skin Ulcer - microbiology
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Tuberculosis and atypical mycobacterial infections
Tuberculosis, Central Nervous System - complications
Tuberculosis, Central Nervous System - diagnosis
Tuberculosis, Central Nervous System - drug therapy
Tuberculosis, Cutaneous - complications
Tuberculosis, Cutaneous - diagnosis
Tuberculosis, Cutaneous - drug therapy
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Summary::  Tuberculosis and malnutrition continue to be significant health problems in developing countries. Moderate to severe malnutrition can cause immunosuppression and predispose children to various infections. We report disseminated tuberculosis in a severely malnourished Indian child who presented primarily with cutaneous involvement.
ISSN:0736-8046
1525-1470
DOI:10.1111/j.1525-1470.2005.00112.x