Multi Lobulated Soft Tissue Tuberculosis Abscess in the Forearm of a Rheumatoid Arthritis Patient: A Case Report

Multi Lobulated Soft Tissue Tuberculosis Abscess in the Forearm of a Rheumatoid Arthritis Patient: A Case Report Publisher Pubmed

Rasolinejad M¹ ; Salehi MR¹ ; Pargar A¹

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1. Infectious Diseases Department, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Source: Archives of Clinical Infectious Diseases Published:2015

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Introduction: Tuberculosis is a chronic bacterial infection that is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. This chronic infection is amongst important of reasons for morbidity and mortality in the world. Cutaneous tuberculosis is a rare form of extra pulmonary involvement. Case Presentation: The case was a 42-year-old female, a known case of rheumatoid arthritis that was receiving prednisolone, and presented multi-lobulated soft tissue abscess in the forearm. Smear of the drained pus had 3+ Acid Fast Bacilli (AFB) and culture of the drained material confirmed Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Conclusions: The detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis is always an important differential diagnosis for skin and soft tissue involvement in endemic areas. The cold abscess is an uncommon form of cutaneous tuberculosis that can be single or multiple and with or without fistula. © 2015, Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine Research Center.

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MLA	Rasolinejad M, Salehi MR, Pargar A. "Multi Lobulated Soft Tissue Tuberculosis Abscess in the Forearm of a Rheumatoid Arthritis Patient: A Case Report." Archives of Clinical Infectious Diseases, vol. 10, no. 4, 2015, pp. -.
APA	Rasolinejad M, Salehi MR, Pargar A (2015). Multi Lobulated Soft Tissue Tuberculosis Abscess in the Forearm of a Rheumatoid Arthritis Patient: A Case Report. Archives of Clinical Infectious Diseases, 10(4), -.
Chicago	Rasolinejad M, Salehi MR, Pargar A. "Multi Lobulated Soft Tissue Tuberculosis Abscess in the Forearm of a Rheumatoid Arthritis Patient: A Case Report." Archives of Clinical Infectious Diseases 10, no. 4 (2015): -.
Harvard	Rasolinejad M, Salehi MR, Pargar A (2015) 'Multi Lobulated Soft Tissue Tuberculosis Abscess in the Forearm of a Rheumatoid Arthritis Patient: A Case Report', Archives of Clinical Infectious Diseases, 10(4), pp. -.
Vancouver	Rasolinejad M, Salehi MR, Pargar A. Multi Lobulated Soft Tissue Tuberculosis Abscess in the Forearm of a Rheumatoid Arthritis Patient: A Case Report. Archives of Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2015;10(4):-.
BibTex	@article{ author = {Rasolinejad M and Salehi MR and Pargar A}, title = {Multi Lobulated Soft Tissue Tuberculosis Abscess in the Forearm of a Rheumatoid Arthritis Patient: A Case Report}, journal = {Archives of Clinical Infectious Diseases}, volume = {10}, number = {4}, pages = {-}, year = {2015} }
RIS	TY - JOUR AU - Rasolinejad M AU - Salehi MR AU - Pargar A TI - Multi Lobulated Soft Tissue Tuberculosis Abscess in the Forearm of a Rheumatoid Arthritis Patient: A Case Report JO - Archives of Clinical Infectious Diseases VL - 10 IS - 4 SP - EP - PY - 2015 ER -

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