Exaggerated mantoux reaction in a case of LTBI.
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2012-07
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Summary: A 42-year-old female presented with a history of receiving PPD on right forearm intradermally before two
days. Patient started having itching and irritation within a few hours and pain, oedema and vesicles formation by next day
at the injection site. On examination, the whole right forearm was oedematous with induration of size 50mm x 50mm
around the site of injection. Tubercular infection was suspected and the patient was subjected to further investigation but
nothing, including physical examination, hemogram, fundus examination, chest X-ray, USG abdomen and CT thorax, was
found suggestive of tuberculosis, leading to a diagnosis of LTBI.
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Mantoux Test, LTBI, Exaggerated Mantoux Test
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Bansal Rekha, Sharma Parveen K. Exaggerated mantoux reaction in a case of LTBI. Indian Journal of Tuberculosis. 2012 Jul; 59(3): 171-173.