Lupus vulgaris over a tattoo mark--inoculation tuberculosis.
Lupus vulgaris developing after tattooing and remaining exclusively confined to it, in a 40-year-old-lady is reported. The tattooing was done one year earlier by a roadside tattoo artist. Diagnosis was suggested by the clinical features and confirmed by histopathology.
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Department of Dermatology, Venereology & Leprosy, JLN Hospital & Research Centre, Bhilai Steel Plant, Bhilai, India. draghorpade@yahoo.com
D000328:Adult; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008177:Lupus Vulgaris / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013653:Tattooing / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000995:Antitubercular Agents