title: Childhood Lichen scrofulosorum revisited.
abstract: Lichen scrofulosorum (LS), an uncommon cutaneous tuberculous reaction, has been described in children and young adults. In the last three decades, there has been a dearth of literature on the entity in children, despite a global increase in tuberculosis. It is usually associated with localized cervical, hilar, or mediastinal lymphadenopathy or with osseous tuberculosis. The occurrence of LS in association with pulmonary tuberculosis is rare and its occurrence with generalized lymphadenopathy is unrecognized. We report LS in two children and highlight its occurrence with pulmonary tuberculosis and generalized lymphadenopathy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Natal, Private Bag 7, Congella, 4013, Kwazulu Natal, South Africa.
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Ramdial
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mosam
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Pillay
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mallett
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Aboobaker
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D017512:Lichenoid Eruptions / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology*; D014382:Tuberculosis, Cutaneous / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D014388:Tuberculosis, Lymph Node / Q000150:complications; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications