Giant tuberculin reaction associated with the homeopathic drug tuberculinum: a case report

Giant tuberculin reaction associated with the homeopathic drug tuberculinum: a case report

Giant reactions to the tuberculin skin test are extremely rare and have been previously reported almost exclusively in patients with lepromatous leprosy. We herein report a giant tuberculin reaction associated with the homeopathic drug Tuberculinum in a patient with no evidence of active tuberculosi...

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Veröffentlicht in:Clinical infectious diseases 2014-04, Vol.58 (7), p.e119-e121
Hauptverfasser: Syrigou, Ekaterini, Gkiozos, Ioannis, Dannos, Ioannis, Grapsa, Dimitra, Tsimpoukis, Sotirios, Syrigos, Konstantinos
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
Drug therapy
False Positive Reactions
Homeopathic medicine
Homeopathy - adverse effects
Humans
Immunization
Male
Quality Control
Tuberculin Test - adverse effects
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis - diagnosis
Tuberculosis - immunology
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Zusammenfassung:Giant reactions to the tuberculin skin test are extremely rare and have been previously reported almost exclusively in patients with lepromatous leprosy. We herein report a giant tuberculin reaction associated with the homeopathic drug Tuberculinum in a patient with no evidence of active tuberculosis or leprosy.
ISSN:1058-4838
1537-6591
DOI:10.1093/cid/ciu023