Cutaneous tuberculosis in China - A multicentre retrospective study of cases diagnosed between 1957 and 2013

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV
J ZhangF Hao

Abstract

China has one of the largest populations with tuberculosis worldwide. Cutaneous tuberculosis (CTB) is a rare manifestation of mycobacterial infection. Although CTB is well described, it is important to periodically revisit the prevailing clinical and epidemiological features in most populated countries such as China, India, and Indonesia, where tuberculosis is still a major health problem. This retrospective study aimed to re-evaluate the CTB cases in China in the past 50 years to obtain a comprehensive insight into this multiplex entity. Cases of diagnosed CTB with confirmed histology from four large medical centres in central China between 1957 and 2013 were collected and analysed, including demographic data, clinical manifestations and pathological findings. Of the 1194 cases enrolled, there were 666 (55.78%) and 528 cases (44.22%) of true CTB and tuberculids, respectively. Erythema induratum of Bazin (EIB) was the most common CTB (35.8%), followed by lupus vulgaris (LV, 32.7%), tuberculosis verrucosa cutis (18.9%), papulonecrotic tuberculid (8.0%), scrofuloderma (2.8%), tuberculosis cutis ulcerosa (1.3%), penile tuberculids (0.4%), and lichen scrofulosorum (0.1%). EIB was the predominant tuberculid (80.87%), while LV the pr...Continue Reading

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