What Is Orificial Tuberculosis?

Orificial tuberculosis is a form of cutaneous tuberculosis that is difficult to diagnose because of the varying nature of clinical features, failure of growth of M tuberculosis on culture, and rarity of the disease.

How do you get cutaneous tuberculosis?

Cutaneous tuberculosis can be acquired from hematogenous or lymphatic dissemination of a pulmonary focus or by direct inoculation. However whenever there is a new accretion of bacilli, the entire immunologic cascade will start again and continue until the formation of granulomas.

Is cutaneous TB contagious?

1–4 Most often TB is an airborne transmissible disease with skin manifestations presenting as a result of hematogenous spread or direct extension from a latent or active foci of infection.