A Mantoux tuberculin skin test using five tuberculin units of purified ... Photograph showing paradoxical expansion of cutaneous tuberculosis. Three new reddish nodules appeared on the medial ...

In 1907 – 1908, Clemens von Pirquet and Charles Mantoux developed the tuberculosis skin test, in which tuberculin (extracts of the tuberculosis bacillus) is injected under the skin, and the body ...

If people do develop the condition, they often show no symptoms. A PPD skin test, also sometimes called a tuberculin skin test (TST), can determine if a person has TB. If a healthcare team decides ...

The skin TB test involves injecting a small amount of tuberculin (PPD) under the skin on the forearm and checking for a reaction (swelling) after 48-72 hours. A positive result indicates a ...

Infants born to mothers with TB. HIV-positive people. Organ transplant recipients. For children under two years, the Mantoux test (tuberculin skin test) is preferred. Older children and adults ...