Author(s)

Meriacarmela Solmone¹, Francesca Occhicone¹, Massimo Marangi^1,2, Antonella Teggi^1,2, Iolanda Santino^1,3*

¹Azienda Ospedaliera S. Andrea, Rome, Italy.
²Department of Medical Sciences, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
³Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Rome, Italy.

Background: Primary cutaneous tuberculosis is a relatively uncommon manifestation especially in immunocompetent patients and it may occur in countries where tuberculosis is endemic. Findings: In this report, we described a case of a 20-year-old male presenting ulcerative lesions in the left foot and in the right hand caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis without past history of pulmonary tuberculosis. Conclusion: This case report emphasizes the importance to suspect of a tuberculosis infection in all patients with skin lesions who do not respond to antibiotic treatment.

Tuberculosis, Cutaneous Lesions, Immunocompetent

Solmone, M. , Occhicone, F. , Marangi, M. , Teggi, A. and Santino, I. (2015) A Case of Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis in an Immunocompetent Patient. Journal of Tuberculosis Research, 3, 77-79. doi: 10.4236/jtr.2015.33012.