IDCases (Jan 2020)

Cutaneous inoculation tuberculosis in a healthcare worker: Case report and literature review

  • F. Soto-Febres,
  • J. Ballena-López,
  • D. Alva,
  • A. Riboty,
  • R. León,
  • J. Chang,
  • G. Pérez-Lazo,
  • J. Hidalgo

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 20
p. e00788

Abstract

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In all health care settings, particularly those in developing countries, healthcare workers have a high risk for exposure to tuberculosis. Tuberculosis can involve any organ, including the skin. Cutaneous tuberculosis is uncommon and may be secondary to an exogenous inoculation.We report the case of a surgical resident at a tertiary care hospital in Lima, Peru who developed cutaneous inoculation tuberculosis after sustaining a needlestick injury while performing a diagnostic cervical lymph node aspiration from a patient with HIV infection and tuberculous cervical lymphadenopathy.

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