A Case of Cutaneous Tuberculosis Presenting with Generalized Xanthogranulomas
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.47895/amp.v53i2.202Keywords:
xanthogranuloma, tuberculosis, histiocytesAbstract
A 33-year-old male had a 22-year history of generalized xanthogranulomas but had a normal lipid profile. He also developed ulcerating plaques on his arm and back that were consistent with cutaneous tuberculosis on histopathologic and polymerase chain reaction PCR studies. In a normolipemic patient with generalized xanthogranulomas, a reactive granulomatous response of histiocytes to infection is explored since these share a common CD 14+ precursor with the macrophages that are vital in tuberculosis.