Photo from 1895 shows a woman with tuberculosis of the skin. The nodules that appear on the face grow larger until they burst.
Photo from 1895 shows a woman with tuberculosis of the skin. The nodules that appear on the face grow larger until they burst. This forms ulcers and discolored growths that can discharge pus.
Skin tuberculosis is an infection that happens when the bacteria that cause tuberculosis, Mycobacterium tuberculous, affects your skin. The infection, also called cutaneous tuberculosis, is very rare.
It can happen as a result of tuberculosis spreading to your skin or because there’s direct contact with tuberculosis bacteria through an open cut or wound.
Skin tuberculosis causes symptoms such as skin discoloration, lesions, raised nodules, and painful ulcers. But treating the infection with antibiotics can resolve these symptoms. Keep reading to learn more about the causes, symptoms, and treatment options for skin tuberculosis.
The skeleton of Harry Eastlack, a man that suffered from fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva, a genetic disorder that resulted in any injury being "repaired" by turning into bone.
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