Saturday, 9 June 2018

CASE 497: MULTIPLE SKIN LESIONS AND SUBCUTANEOUS TUBERCULOSIS ABSCESS , Dr PHAN THANH HẢI, MEDIC MEDICAL CENTER, HCMC, VIETNAM.


Man  47 yo  with pain at RLAQ at palpation   looked  like   appendicitis  and  skin of right leg  inflammed red and bulleous  growth  with multiple nodules.( see photo of abdomen and  leg skin).


Ultrasound  of abdominal wall and the leg skin  lesions detected many small hypoechoic nodules with  size 1-3 cm,  well bordered  no vascular inside lesion.  Elastoscan is cystic lesion  (US 1, US 2, US 3, US 4, US 5, US 6 skin).






Ultrasound guided puncture showed pus   and operation removed this mass  looked like caseum. 
Pus analysis  no bacteria. ADA very high 691.1. But PCR of BK negative.



BIOPSY  OF SKIN LESION   REPORTED  TUBERCULOSIS.

SUMMARY:  IT IS CASE OF MULTIPLE SKIN LESIONS  AND SUBCUTANEOUS ABCESS DUE TO TUBERCULOSIS.

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