Tuberculosis continues to draw special attention from health care professionals and society
in general. Cutaneous tuberculosis is an infection caused by M. tuberculosis complex, M …

Cutaneous tuberculosis (TB) may present in various clinical manifestations. Skin
involvement may occur as a result of exogenous inoculation, contiguous spread from a …

Infections of the skin caused by mycobacteria have a wide geographical distribution. The
clinical manifestations are varied and not necessarily species‐specific. Mycobacterium …

Background and objectives Resurgence of tuberculosis (TB) in the era of human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has rejuvenated the interest in this global health problem …

Background: Lupus vulgaris (LV) represents the most common form of cutaneous
tuberculosis in Europe. However, recent reports from European countries are few and …

Background Tuberculosis continues to be a health problem in some countries. The
development of resistance to antituberculitic drugs and the increase in diseases and …

Objective. To provide an update on cutaneous tuberculosis in Hong Kong. Design.
Retrospective study. Setting. Social Hygiene Service (Dermatology Division), the largest …

Background. Cutaneous tuberculosis was once a relatively common skin disease in Hong
Kong. Tuberculosis verrucosa cutis was the commonest type. Because the last survey was …

Background: Lupus vulgaris is the most common form of cutaneous tuberculosis in adults.
Lupus vulgaris is caused by hematogenous, lymphatic, or contiguous spread from …

Background: Cutaneous tuberculosis forms a small subset of extra pulmonary tuberculosis
and has a worldwide distribution. Aims: The present study is an attempt to find out the …