title: "Were-wolf" cutaneous tuberculosis.
abstract: Lupus vulgaris is a variant of cutaneous tuberculosis. Its more destructive and mutilating clinical forms have become rarer in consonance of a general decline of cutaneous tuberculosis. It is rarely seen now in developed countries due to stringent control measures, improved quality of living and effective therapeutic regimens. Misdiagnosis, neglect, or late diagnosis may result in severe, ulcerative and mutilating "wolf eaten" skin lesions. This paper describes four such cases of "were-wolf" cutaneous tuberculosis. Early diagnosis and treatment is important to prevent much of the disfigurement.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Venereology & Leprosy, Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, India.
authors.forename: Vikram K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Mahajan
authors.forename: Nand Lal
authors.initials: NL
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Ramesh Chander
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Sharma
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004423:Ear / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008046:Lip / Q000473:pathology; D008177:Lupus Vulgaris / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D009300:Nasal Septum / Q000473:pathology; D009666:Nose / Q000473:pathology; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents