Skin Tuberculosis Indurative

Indurative skin tuberculosis

Cutaneous tuberculosis induratum, also known as Bazin's disease or erythema induratum, is a form of tuberculosis that affects the skin. This is a rare disease caused by infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis, a bacterium that also causes pulmonary tuberculosis. However, in cutaneous tuberculosis, indurative bacteria infect the skin and cause specific changes.

When describing indurative cutaneous tuberculosis, the key sign is the appearance of thickened areas of skin that may be covered with red spots or bumps. These lumps are usually painless and tend to gradually increase in size. In some cases, they may develop into ulcers or ulcers, which then heal to form a scar.

Cutaneous tuberculosis induratum can affect any part of the body, but it most often affects skin areas exposed to trauma or pressure, such as the face, neck, arms and legs. Diagnosis is usually based on clinical findings and confirmed through laboratory tests such as skin biopsy and bacterial culture.

Treatment of indurated cutaneous tuberculosis usually involves the use of antibiotics active against Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The course of treatment can be long and require the use of a combination of drugs over several months. It is important to take your medications regularly and complete the full course of treatment to prevent drug resistance from occurring.

In addition, patients may be prescribed topical agents to alleviate symptoms and speed up the healing of ulcers. In some cases, surgery may be required to remove sores or scars. Regular monitoring and monitoring by a physician are also important aspects of disease management.

In general, indurative cutaneous tuberculosis is a rare but serious disease that requires timely diagnosis and adequate treatment. If suspicious lumps or ulcers appear on the skin, you should contact your doctor for further evaluation and treatment recommendations.

Tuberculosis, that is, a protracted inflammatory process caused by a rod (the rod-shaped bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis)—the only representative of the order Actinomycetales—causes great variability not only in the clinical picture of this disease, but also in making the correct diagnosis. Complications often caused by microbacteria take a long time to transform under the epidermis: into phlegmon of the fingers, palm, foot, and into indurative erythema, which is located for a long time at the base of the palm or sole. Or even the lesion progresses so much that it turns the supporting tissues into caseous masses, creating conditions for the formation of tuberculous tracts, which can be detected from the abdominal wall. The disease is not without infection in such severe cases when the location of the infection is superimposed on trophic tissue disorders