A rare case of primary inoculation tuberculosis seen after varicella

Polat M., Kara S. S., TAPISIZ A., TEZER H., Ogut B., Uluoglu O.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, cilt.57, sa.2, ss.192-194, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • 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.