A chronic ulcerative wound in the neck and disseminated tuberculosis: a case report and review of the literature

[摘要] A 79-year-old woman was admitted to the emergency room with an ulcerated large wound in the lateral region of her neck. Computed tomography (CT) of the thorax revealed air bronchograms, nodular infiltration and areas of consolidation areas in both lungs. Multiple conglomerated lymph nodes, tending to coalesce with each other with areas of necrosis, were observed on the neck CT. Numerous acid-fast bacilli were seen on wound microscopy and in sputum. A case of disseminated tuberculosis is presented to draw attention to the dangers of delayed diagnosis despite improved tuberculosis treatment regimens.

[学科分类] 传染病学

[关键词] Tuberculosis;chronic ulcerative;neck;disseminated