Cutaneous skin tuberculosis

Scrofular tuberculoderm, also known as liquefied skin tuberculosis or skin adenopathy, is one of the common skin tuberculosis lesions caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tuberculosis often accompanied by other tissues or organs, of which lymph node tuberculosis, bone and joint tuberculosis are the most common. Occurs in the neck, underarms, upper chest, groin, etc. Primary cutaneous skin tuberculosis, also known as tuberculous gumma, is spread from blood sources, and nodules are often located on the limbs and are not connected to glands, bones, or other tissues. The disease mostly occurs in children or youth, especially in young women.

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