A case of lupus vulgaris with unusual location.
Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the oldest diseases of our planet; today, it still is a serious medicosocial problem in both developing and developed countries. Cutaneous tuberculosis is part of the small percentage of extrapulmonary forms of the disease and has considerable morphological variability. It is often confused with various cutaneous disorders and some other granulomatous processes of the skin. Here, we present a case of long-standing and atypically-located lupus vulgaris in an old man. The patient was successfully treated with triple antituberculous therapy.
Senol
Mustafa
M
Inonu University Medical School, Department of Dermatology, Malatya, Turkey.
Ozcan
Atilla
A
Mizrak
Bulent
B
Turgut
A Ciler
AC
Karaca
Semsettin
S
Kocer
Hulya
H
D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D035002:Lower Extremity; D008177:Lupus Vulgaris / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D011379:Prognosis; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000995:Antitubercular Agents; D004269:DNA, Bacterial