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Frankel, A., Penrose, C. and Emer, J. (2009) Cutaneous Tuberculosis, a Practical Case Report and Review for the Dermatologist. The Journal of Clinical and Aesthetic Dermatology, 2, 19-27.

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• TITLE: Cutaneous Tuberculosis and AIDS Diagnosis: A Case Report

  AUTHORS: Gisela Borges, Maria de Jesus Silva

  KEYWORDS: Cutaneous Tuberculosis, Metastatic Tuberculous Abscess, Tuberculous Gumma, Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

  JOURNAL NAME: Case Reports in Clinical Medicine, Vol.7 No.2, February 13, 2018

  ABSTRACT: The incidence of extrapulmonary tuberculosis has been increasing especially among immunocompromised patients. Mycobacterium tuberculosis skin infection is rare, accounting for 1.5% of all forms of the disease. We present a clinical case of 38 years old woman, Brazilian; with sexual risk behaviours that develops a sudden thoracoabdominal tumefaction of 4 - 5 cm. The investigation confirmed a metastatic tuberculous abscess in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.