Analysis of cutaneous tuberculosis cases reported from 2000 to 2013 at a university hospital in Rio de Janeiro

• Published in: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
• Main Authors: Thales Pereira de Azevedo, Maria Leide WanDelRey de Oliveira
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2016
• Subjects: Cutaneous tuberculosis; Erythema induratum of Bazin; Nodular vasculitis; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Arctic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0328-2015; https://doaj.org/article/115ff67ae67745b6b630e8bb86010379

Abstract: INTRODUCTION: Tuberculosis (TB) is a serious public health problem; however, the cutaneous form remains rare. METHODS: A retrospective analysis examined notified cutaneous tuberculosis (CTB) cases from 2000 to 2013 at the University Hospital Clementino Fraga Filho. RESULTS: Twenty-six CTB cases were documented during this period. Erythema induratum of Bazin was the most common form, and 86.7% of such cases occurred in women (p=0.068). Only one patient was HIV positive. CONCLUSIONS: This study confirms the rarity of CTB and highlights the need for multicenter studies in order to obtain an adequate number of cases for analysis.