Clinicodemographic and Laboratory Characteristics of Cutaneous Tuberculosis at Tertiary Referral Hospital in West Java, Indonesia
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چکیده
Background: Cutaneous tuberculosis (TB) is a chronic infectious disease affecting the skin caused by Mycobacterium (M. tuberculosis). It constitutes 1–1.5% of extrapulmonary TB, with Indonesia being third-highest TB burden country worldwide. difficult to diagnose due its varied presentations. This study aimed describe clinicodemographic and laboratory characteristics cutaneous in tertiary referral hospital West Java, Indonesia.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of General Procedural Dermatology and Venereology Indonesia
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['2460-7991']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7454/jdvi.v6i2.1001