A Clinical and Histopathologic Study on Skin Tuberculosis.
- Author:
Seung Min HONG
;
Soo Nam KIM
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Skin tuberculosis;
Histopathologic study
- MeSH:
Diagnosis;
Erythema Induratum;
Humans;
Incidence;
Korea;
Lupus Vulgaris;
Male;
Outpatients;
Seasons;
Skin*;
Tuberculosis;
Tuberculosis, Cutaneous*
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
1985;23(3):321-330
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
A clinical and histopathologic study was done on 48 cases of cutaneous tuberculosis among 43, 209 out-patients in Dermatologic department of Korea t.Jniversity Hospital during the period of 15 years and 9 mont4s from January, 1969 to September, 1984. These 48 cases were consistent with skin tuberculosis in histologic and clinicalI finc1ings, The result were summarized as follows: ]. The incidence of skin tuberculosis was 0 I 1 g among 43, 209 cases of outpatients. 2. Localized type of skin tuberculosis was 3. 2 times more frequent than disseminated type. Frequent skin tuberculosis was lupus vulgaris (57 3%), erythema induratum (12, 5%), tuberculosis verrucosa cutis(8.3%) and lupus milaris disseminatus faciei (8. 3%). 4, The ratio between male and fenmle was 1: l. 1. 5 The ages of onset were variable according to the types of skin tuberculosis. but 45 8% of all cases developed in the age group between 10 and 29 years. Seasonal incidences of skin tuberculosis were 52. 1% in spring, 85%, in winter, 18. 8% in summer, 4, 2%, in autumn. 7 In histopathologic findings, there were tubercle or tubrculoid structures in all cases and typical tubercle structures were observed in 18.8% The ratio of accordance between the histopathologic diagnosis and clinicopa thologic diagnosis was 81.3%.