Korean J Dermatol.
2007 Jun;45(6):608-611.
A Case of Giant Tuberculosis Verrucosa Cutis Associated with Bladder Cancer
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- 1Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Chung Ang University, Seoul, Korea. drseo@hanafos.com
Abstract
- Tuberculosis verrucosa cutis (TVC) is one of the most common forms of cutaneous tuberculosis in Asia. It occurs as a result of inoculation of mycobacteria into the skin of an individual who has previously been infected and who has a moderate-to-high degree of immunity. Although the chronic nature of tuberculosis verrucosa cutis is well known, we report an unusual case of rapid spreading of giant tuberculosis verrucosa cutis which had been present for 1 year in a 41-year-old man with bladder cancer-transitional cell carcinoma.
