B. GERÇEKER TÜRK, G. ÖZTÜRK, A. KAZANDI, S. ALPER, T. DERELİ

Yüzde yerleşim gösteren atipik kutanöz tüberküloz

Kutanöz tüberküloz etkenin deriye giriş yoluna, konakçının immün yanıtına, basilin sayı ve virulansına göre değişik klinik formlarda ortaya çıkan, derinin kronik seyirli enfeksiyonudur. Deri tüberkülozu özellikle immunsuprese hastalarda alışılmadık klinik formlarda karşımıza çıkabilmektedir. Bu atipik klinik formlar hastada tanının gecikmesine ve hastaya uygunsuz tedavilerin verilmesine yol açarak morbiditeye neden olabilmektedir. Burada immunkompetan bir hastada yüzde gelişen ve sellüliti taklit eden bir deri tüberkulozu olgusu sunulmaktadır.

Atypical presentation of cutaneous tuberculosis on the face

Cutaneous tuberculosis is a chronic infectious disease of the skin which shows different clinical forms according to the host immunity and the way the organism gets through the skin. In addition to the classical types, unusual clinical presentations are reported especially in immunocompromised patients. Development of these bizarre clinical presentations usually cause a delay in the diagnosis and inappropriate treatments may lead to significant morbidity. Here, we report an atypical presentation of cutaneous tuberculosis mimicking cellulitis on the face in an immunocompetent patient.

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