Definitions

1. noun

A skin eruption or other skin condition associated with or resembling tuberculosis, especially one that occurs in response to a cutaneous infection.

“The patient’s tuberculid was a direct result of her compromised immune system.”

2. noun

A reaction of the skin to a cutaneous infection, especially an infection caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, resembling the lesions of tuberculosis.

“The dermatologist suspected that the patient’s skin condition was a tuberculid.”