Bilateral tuberculous abscesses on the face (eyelids) of a child.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
To report a rare case of tuberculosis with facial abscess. A 4 1/2-year-old girl had an acute left upper eyelid abscess and a large, spherical tumescence involving the right upper eyelid, eyebrow, and forehead. The left upper eyelid abscess was drained, and the mass involving the right eyelid, eyebrow, and forehead was excised. Histopathologic and microbiologic examination established a human type of tuberculous mycobacterium as the cause of the bilateral facial lesions. Tuberculosis should be considered as a possible cause of abscess even when clinical features are not typical.
Medical subject headings
- Abscess
- Eyelid Diseases
- Face
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Tuberculosis, Ocular