cutaneous miliary tuberculosis

cutaneous miliary tuberculosis
a severe, acute form of miliary tuberculosis involving the skin, seen in children and immunocompromised or otherwise debilitated adults. It occurs as a generalized cutaneous eruption of brown, cone-shaped papules that become necrotic and may form minute circular ulcers with red borders and pale granulating bases covered by a seropurulent exudate. Called also t. cutis miliaris disseminata.

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