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An Outbreak of Tuberculosis among Hospital Personnel Caring for a Patient with a Skin Ulcer
- Mark W. Frampton, MD
Excerpt
Hospital personnel are at risk for acquiring tuberculosis through exposure to patients with active pulmonary disease (1). Although extrapulmonary disease is rarely considered contagious, an increasing proportion of cases of tuberculosis are extrapulmonary, and the diagnosis of patients in such cases is often delayed (2). Extrapulmonary tuberculosis can also pose a serious risk for hospital personnel.
Case Report An 84-year-old woman was hospitalized after complaining of shortness of breath and leg pain. Two weeks before admission, she had noted a tender "red spot" on her left upper thigh. Examination showed a 5-cm, weeping, erythematous lesion on the left upper thigh.
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Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments: The author thanks Gwen Mix, RN, and Gayle Radnich, RN, for assistance in gathering and reviewing data for this report.
Article and Author Information
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From the University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York. For the current author address, see end of text.
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Requests for Reprints: Mark W. Frampton, MD, Pulmonary Unit, Box 692, University of Rochester Medical Center, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester NY 14642-8692.
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Current Author Address: Dr. Frampton: Pulmonary Unit, Box 692, University of Rochester Medical Center, 601 Elmwood Avenue 14692-8692.
