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- Title
Management of cutaneous tuberculosis.
- Authors
Handog, Evangeline B; Gabriel, Teresita G.; Pineda, Rosario Trinidad V
- Abstract
Cutaneous tuberculosis (TB) is an extrapulmonary form of tuberculosis, which may be classified based on the immunologic state of the host. Chemotherapy still remains the treatment of choice. The management of cutaneous TB follows the same guidelines as that of TB of other organs, which can be treated with a short course four-agent chemotherapeutic regimen given for 2 months followed by a two-drug regimen for the next 4 months. This chapter highlights current treatment recommendations for cutaneous TB. The important factors to consider in the choice of optimal treatment includes the type of cutaneous involvement, stage of the disease, level of immunity, and general condition of the patient. The highest priority in any cutaneous TB control program is the proper, accurate, and rapid detection of cases and the availability of chemotherapy to all tuberculosis patients until cure. Contact tracing is also an important component of efficient tuberculosis control.
- Subjects
TUBERCULOSIS; DRUG therapy; THERAPEUTICS; TUBERCULOSIS patients; DERMATOLOGY; SKIN diseases
- Publication
Dermatologic Therapy, 2008, Vol 21, Issue 3, p154
- ISSN
1396-0296
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1529-8019.2008.00186.x