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. 2018 Jul 26;113(9):e180184. doi: 10.1590/0074-02760180184

TABLE II. Clinical features and diagnosis of cutaneous tuberculosis of patients with HIV infection attended at Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas/Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 2000 to 2016.

Case Time of evolution (months) Material Microbiological exam (AFB/culture) Clinical form Localisation Other affected site
1 ND Aspirated abscess (+)/(-)** Gumma Left breast
2 < 1 Aspirated abscess (+)/(+) Gumma* Left thigh
3 12 Aspirated abscess (+)/NP** Gumma Right breast
4 12 Aspirated abscess NP/(+) Scrofuloderma Spine paravertebral abscess Supraclavicular lymph node
5 3 Aspirated lymph node abscess (+)/(+) Scrofuloderma Cervical lymph node
6 5 Lymph node fragment (-)/(-)*** Scrofuloderma Cervical lymph node
7 3 Aspirated lymph node abscess (+)/(+) Scrofuloderma Cervical lymph node Lung
8 ND Aspirated lymph node abscess (+)/(+) Scrofuloderma Cervical, axillary lymph node Lung
9 2 Aspirated lymph node abscess (+)/(+) Scrofuloderma Cervical lymph node
10 ND Lymph node fragment (+)/NP** Scrofuloderma Supraclavicular lymph node Lung
11 4 Lymph node fragment (-)/(+) Scrofuloderma Cervical lymph node Lung
12 2 Aspirated lymph node abscess (+)/(+) Scrofuloderma* Cervical lymph node Lung
13 4 Aspirated lymph node abscess (+)/(+) Scrofuloderma Cervical lymph node Lung
14 8 Lymph node fragment (-)/(-)*** Scrofuloderma/ Papulonecrotic tuberculide Cervical lymph node
15 ND Aspirated lymph node abscess (+)/(-)** Scrofuloderma* cervical lymph node Lung

AFB: acid-fast bacilli; ND: no data; NP: not performed; *: cutaneous tuberculosis (CTB) associated to immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome. The diagnosis of CTB was based on clinical response to antituberculous treatment associated to smear** of clinical specimens or lymph node histopathologic findings***.