Papulonecrotic tuberculid: report of a clinical case

Ana Brinca; Pedro Andrade; Ricardo Vieira; Américo Figueiredo

doi:10.4081/dr.2011.e29

Papulonecrotic tuberculid: report of a clinical case

https://doi.org/10.4081/dr.2011.e29

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Vol. 3 No. 2 (2011)

Submitted: 22 August 2011
Accepted: 24 August 2011

Published: 28 September 2011

papulonecrotic tuberculid, cutaneous tuberculosis

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Authors

Ana Brinca
anabrinca@gmail.com
Dermatology Department, Hospitals of Coimbra University, Portugal.
Pedro Andrade Dermatology Department Hospitals of Coimbra University, Portugal.
Ricardo Vieira Dermatology Department Hospitals of Coimbra University, Portugal.
Américo Figueiredo Dermatology Department Hospitals of Coimbra University, Portugal.

Papulonecrotic tuberculid is a rare, chronic, recurrent and symmetric eruption of necrotizing skin papules arising in crops, involving primarily the limbs. It occurs in less than 5% of active tuberculosis. Typically bacilli are not detected in any of the cutaneous lesions. Extracutaneous tuberculosis primary focus is only detected in 30-40% of the cases, being the lymph nodes the most common location. Anti-tuberculosis treatment is rapidly effective and is often the main confirmation of the diagnosis.

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Brinca, A., Andrade, P., Vieira, R., & Figueiredo, A. (2011). Papulonecrotic tuberculid: report of a clinical case. Dermatology Reports, 3(2), e29. https://doi.org/10.4081/dr.2011.e29