An Outbreak of Tuberculosis among Hospital Personnel Caring for a Patient with a Skin Ulcer

Brief Report15 August 1992An Outbreak of Tuberculosis among Hospital Personnel Caring for a Patient with a Skin UlcerMark W. Frampton, MDMark W. Frampton, MDAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-117-4-312 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptHospital personnel are at risk for acquiring tuberculosis through exposure to patients with active pulmonary disease (1). Although extrapulmonary disease is rarely considered contagious, an increasing proportion of cases of tuberculosis are extrapulmonary, and the diagnosis of patients in such cases is often delayed (2). Extrapulmonary tuberculosis can also pose a serious risk for hospital personnel.Case ReportAn 84-year-old woman was hospitalized after complaining of shortness of breath and leg pain. Two weeks before admission, she had noted a tender "red spot" on her left upper thigh. Examination showed a 5-cm, weeping, erythematous lesion on the left upper thigh....References1. Haley C, McDonald R, Rossi L, Jones W, Haley R, and Luby J. Tuberculosis epidemic among hospital personnel. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 1989;10:204-10. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. Weir M and Thornton G. Extrapulmonary tuberculosis. Am J Med. 1985;79:467-78. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. Hutton M, Stead W, Cauthen G, Bloch A, and Ewing W. Nosocomial transmission of tuberculosis associated with a draining abscess. J Infect Dis. 1990;161:286-95. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: Mark W. Frampton, MDFrom the University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York. For the current author address, see end of text. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byTransmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to Healthcare Personnel Resulting From Contaminated Bone Graft Material, United States, June 2021–August 2022Epidemiology and Host FactorsAnalysing Tuberculosis Cases Among Healthcare Workers to Inform Infection Control Policy and PracticesEpidemiology and Host FactorsCutaneous TuberculosisEpidemiology and Host FactorsMycobacterium tuberculosisInfection Prevention in the Health Care SettingIn-hospital Airborne Tuberculous Infection from a Lesion of Calcified Pleural Thickening during Thoracic Surgery in a Patient with Lung CancerTuberculosisMycobacterium tuberculosisIsolationWillingness to perform mouth-to-mouth ventilation by health care providers: A surveyTuberculosis Engineering ControlsCervical Tuberculosis: A Decision Tree for Protecting Healthcare WorkersPilot study of directional airflow and containment of airborne particles in the size of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in an operating room2007 Guideline for Isolation Precautions: Preventing Transmission of Infectious Agents in Health Care SettingsTuberculosis: A Radiologic ReviewTransmission and Prevention of Occupational Infections in Orthopaedic SurgeonsTuberculosis in Special Groups and Occupational HazardsIs Cutaneous Tuberculosis Infectious? A Case Presentation and Practical Management PlanTuberculous otitis media with mastoiditis and central nervous system involvementRe-emergence of tuberculosis and its variants: implications for dentistryNosocomial Transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis From an Extrapulmonary SiteNosocomial Transmission of Tuberculosis (TB) Associated With Care of an Infant With Peritoneal TBMycobacterium tuberculosis Miniepidemic in a Church Gospel ChoirMicroepidemias de tuberculosis: a propósito de dos brotes escolares en el área 15 de la Comunidad ValencianaPREVENTION OF NOSOCOMIAL TRANSMISSION OF MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSISTuberculosis. Part IHOSPITAL INFECTION CONTROL PRACTICES FOR TUBERCULOSISTUBERCULOSISCritical Care and TuberculosisTuberculosis in the AIDS eraTuberculosis among Health Care WorkersThe challenge of sexually transmitted diseases in adolescentsNew developments in tuberculosis and HIV infectionScreening of Physicians for TuberculosisEvaluation of Rooms with Negative Pressure Ventilation Used for Respiratory Isolation in Seven Midwestern HospitalsMultiple-drug-resistant tuberculosis: clinical and laboratory issuesResurgent Nosocomial Tuberculosis: Consequences and Actions for Hospital EpidemiologistsTuberkulose 15 August 1992Volume 117, Issue 4Page: 312-313KeywordsDyspneaLesionsPulmonary diseasesResearch designUlcers ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 15 August 1992 PDF downloadLoading ...