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  • Title: Tuberculous skin ulcer following needle-prick injury in a health care professional.
    Author: Chandramukhi A, Manjunath MV, Veenakumari HB, Mahadevan A, Shivaraja G, Buggi S.
    Journal: J Assoc Physicians India; 2005 Sep; 53():825-6. PubMed ID: 16334632.
    Abstract:
    A case of cutaneous inoculation tuberculosis in a 25-year old health care professional is reported. The diagnosis was confirmed by histopathology and isolation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by BACTEC 460TB radiometric method. Rapid healing of the ulcer was noted in response to surgical debridement and specific anti-tuberculous therapy.
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