Een zeldzame vorm van primaire tuberculose: huidtuberculose

– Primary tuberculosis of the skin is rare even in countries such as Zaire where tuberculosis is still frequent. We observed a girl aged 6 years with primary infection of the plantar skin. The condition was diagnosed after development of phlyctenulous conjunctivitis. Treatment with streptomycin, isoniazid and thiacetazone resulted in recovery. Subsequent morbid-anatomical investigation confirmed the diagnosis. A survey is presented of the pathogenesis, the clinical picture and the course of the disease as described in the literature.