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.
Authors
- Hemil Gonzalez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3517-1398)
- Tanner Shull
Institutions
- Rush University Medical Center (US)
- The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1155/crdi/5905265
- Primary Topic
- Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00