Infection and Drug Resistance (Sep 2020)
Chronic Perioral Tuberculosis Skin Lesions in a 21-Year-Old Male
Abstract
Naser Gharabaghi,1 Amin Sedokani2 1Department of Infectious Disease, Taleghani Hospital, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran; 2Department of Cardiology, School of Medicine, Seyedoshohada Hospital, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, IranCorrespondence: Amin SedokaniDepartment of Cardiology, School of Medicine, Seyedoshohada Hospital, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, 17 Sharivar Street, Urmia 571478334, IranTel +98 443 237 5907Fax +98 443 237 2917Email [email protected]: Cutaneous tuberculosis is a rare form of tuberculosis infection that may lead to chronic lesions of skin and be missed in diagnosis due to location of the appearance of the lesions. This is a very rare case of peri-oral cutaneous tuberculosis in a 21-year-old man with no other specific sign of symptoms of tuberculosis infection but mimics signs of Herpesviridae family infection. The biopsy of the lesions and Ziehl–Neelsen stain revealed the diagnosis of cutaneous tuberculosis. By the beginning of the treatment of this unusual form of tuberculosis, the lesions had begun to fade and after 8 months, they were totally faded.Keywords: Mycobacterium tuberculosis, cutaneous tuberculosis, orolabial lesions
