1. Papulonecrotic tuberculid with positive acid-fast bacilli
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Liu Xiao-kun, Chen Mei-hua, Ren Jun, Zeng Kang, Li Xin-sheng, Yan Xin, Pan Chao, and Wang Xiao-hui
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Pathology ,Acid-fast bacilli ,business.industry ,real-time polymerase chain reaction ,Dermatology ,lcsh:RL1-803 ,medicine.disease ,E-Case Report ,Acid-fast ,lcsh:Dermatology ,medicine ,Histopathology ,multi-drug therapy ,papulonecrotic tuberculid ,business ,Papulonecrotic tuberculid - Abstract
Two patients suffered from 'boils' on their arms and/or thighs for several months. A diagnosis of papulonecrotic tuberculid (PNT) was made based on clinical, laboratory parameters, histopathology, and a prompt response to multi-drug anti-tuberculosis treatment. We checked the pathological sections carefully and finally found a small amount of positive acid-fast bacilli. We analyzed the clinical and histopathological features of PNT in order to offer reference of preventing and controlling the disease.
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- 2013
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