%0 Journal Article %T Analysis of 30 Patients with Acupuncture-Induced Primary Inoculation Tuberculosis %A Yangbo Liu %A Jingye Pan %A Keke Jin %A Cailong Liu %A Jing Wang %A Li Chen %A Lei Chen %A Jiandong Yuan %J PLOS ONE %D 2014 %I Public Library of Science (PLoS) %R 10.1371/journal.pone.0100377 %X Primary inoculation tuberculosis is a skin condition that develops at the site of inoculation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in tuberculosis-free individuals. This report describes the diagnosis, treatment and >1 year follow-up of 30 patients presenting with acupuncture-induced primary inoculation tuberculosis. Our data provide a deeper insight into this rare route of infection of tuberculosis. We also review effective treatment options. %U http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0100377