A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing: Extensive Musculoskeletal and Cutaneous TB Masquerading as Primary Erythema Nodosum

Musculoskeletal TB diagnosis requires a high index of suspicion, thorough physical exam, imaging, and tissue for culture and biopsy. Special attention should be placed on the combined risk factors of previous TB diagnosis, immunocompromised status, and symptoms refractory to alternative management strategies such as antibiotics and corticosteroids.

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Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
Published
2025-01-01
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https://doi.org/10.1155/crdi/5905265
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Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis
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A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing: Extensive Musculoskeletal and Cutaneous TB Masquerading as Primary Erythema Nodosum

Hemil Gonzalez, Tanner Shull
Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis
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A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing: Extensive Musculoskeletal and Cutaneous TB Masquerading as Primary Erythema Nodosum

Hemil Gonzalez, Tanner Shull
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Abstract

Musculoskeletal TB diagnosis requires a high index of suspicion, thorough physical exam, imaging, and tissue for culture and biopsy. Special attention should be placed on the combined risk factors of previous TB diagnosis, immunocompromised status, and symptoms refractory to alternative management strategies such as antibiotics and corticosteroids.

Case Reports in Infectious DiseasesVol. 2025(1)
Rush University Medical Center (US), The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (US)
Openalex Percentile: Top 52%
Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis
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