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Primary cutaneous tuberculosis of the little finger (after debridement).
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For the next 6 months, there was persistent swelling of the little finger which seemed to be spreading to the hand (Fig.1).
Inflammation; plasma cells and lymphocytes.
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Histological examination of the tissue taken revealed a chronic inflammatory process (Fig.2), granulomatous tubercles with epithelioid cells (Fig.3), giant cells of Langerhans (Fig.4), and a mononuclear infiltrate but no acid-fast bacilli (AFB) were demonstrated on Ziehl-Nelson stain.
Giant cell of Langerhans.
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Histological examination of the tissue taken revealed a chronic inflammatory process (Fig.2), granulomatous tubercles with epithelioid cells (Fig.3), giant cells of Langerhans (Fig.4), and a mononuclear infiltrate but no acid-fast bacilli (AFB) were demonstrated on Ziehl-Nelson stain.