A rare case of primary inoculation tuberculosis seen after varicella
TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, cilt.57, sa.2, ss.192-194, 2015 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 57 Sayı: 2
- Basım Tarihi: 2015
- Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.192-194
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Mycobacterium tuberculosis, primary inoculation tuberculosis, varicella, CUTANEOUS TUBERCULOSIS, ZOSTER-VIRUS, EXPRESSION, INFECTION, COMPLEX, CELLS
- Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Primary inoculation tuberculosis (TB) is a rare form of cutaneous TB resulting from direct introduction of Mycobacterium tuberculosis into the skin or mucosa of a previously uninfected, nonimmune person. We herein report the first case, to our knowledge, of primary inoculation TB to be seen after varicella; this case explains the possible mechanism of varicella-zoster virus-mediated transient cellular immune suppression that predisposed the patient to cutaneous TB. In this case, we believe that varicella-zoster virus (VZV) infection predisposed the patient to primary inoculation TB by leading to direct inoculation of tuberculosis bacilli through vesicles or by suppressing cellular immunity.