Asian Journal of Research in Nephrology

Cutaneous Tuberculosis in a Hemodialysis Patient in a Tertiary Hospital in Burkina Faso

Naadyatou Bèga Sinon *

Nephrology and Hemodialysis Department, Yalgado Ouédraogo University Hospital, Burkina Faso.

Yéremadè Juste Bonzi

Nephrology and Hemodialysis Department, Yalgado Ouédraogo University Hospital, Burkina Faso.

Aïda Sandrine Ouédraogo

Anatomy and Pathological Cytology Department, Bogodogo University Hospital, Burkina Faso.

Alassane Dianda

Nephrology and Hemodialysis Department, Yalgado Ouédraogo University Hospital, Burkina Faso.

Patrice Zoehinga

Nephrology and Hemodialysis Department, Ouahigouya Regional University Hospital, Burkina Faso.

Gérard Coulibaly

Nephrology and Hemodialysis Department, Yalgado Ouédraogo University Hospital, Burkina Faso.

Pascal Antoine Niamba

Dermatology and Venereology Department, Yalgado Ouédraogo University Hospital, Burkina Faso.

*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.

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Abstract

Pulmonary lesions remain a significant public health problem. Extrapulmonary lesions can occur. Cutaneous localization is uncommon and favored by immunosuppression, such as chronic hemodialysis. Chronic non-healing wounds of immunocompromised patients are very often neglected. In developing countries, diagnosis is usually complicated and delayed due to scarcity of resources. New diagnostic tests are inaccessible in Burkina Faso, which contrasts with the availability of treatment. We report a case of cutaneous tuberculosis in a patient undergoing chronic hemodialysis, diagnosed based on a chronic wound with a positive Tuberculosis Skin Test and histological evidence. The wound completely healed after six months of anti-tuberculosis treatment.

Keywords: Tuberculosis, cutaneous, chronic hemodialysis, Burkina Faso

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