Leprosy and ganglionar tuberculosis coinfection in an adult

Authors

  • María Elena Tablada Robinet Hospital General Docente “Dr. Juan Bruno Zayas Alfonso”, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas, Santiago de Cuba
  • Haidee Marrero Rodríguez Hospital General Docente “Dr. Juan Bruno Zayas Alfonso”, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas, Santiago de Cuba
  • Natacha López Pupo Hospital General Docente “Dr. Juan Bruno Zayas Alfonso”, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas, Santiago de Cuba

Keywords:

leprosy, Hansen disease, ganglionar tuberculosis, extrapulmonary tuberculosis, lymph node chains.

Abstract

The case report of a 34 year-old patient is described who came to the Dermatology Service due to disseminated pruritic erythematous stains. After 3 months with specific treatment he began to present evening low fevers and painful cervical adenopathies, reason why a baciloscopy was indicated in both elbows and ear pavilions, but the Mycobacterium leprae was not found; besides aspiration biopsy with fine needle of a cervical ganglion was also carried out, which result revealed a ganglionar tuberculosis. Finally a leprosy and tuberculosis ganglionar coinfection was diagnosed, two diseases emerging due to the Mycobacterium, which coexistence is strange.

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Published

2018-08-14

How to Cite

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Tablada Robinet ME, Marrero Rodríguez H, López Pupo N. Leprosy and ganglionar tuberculosis coinfection in an adult. MEDISAN [Internet]. 2018 Aug. 14 [cited 2025 Jun. 4];22(7). Available from: https://medisan.sld.cu/index.php/san/article/view/1712

Issue

Vol. 22 No. 7 (2018): MEDISAN

Section

Case Reports

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