title: Multifocal scrofuloderma with disseminated tuberculosis in a severely malnourished child.
abstract: Tuberculosis and malnutrition continue to be significant health problems in developing countries. Moderate to severe malnutrition can cause immunosuppression and predispose children to various infections. We report disseminated tuberculosis in a severely malnourished Indian child who presented primarily with cutaneous involvement.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology and STD, University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Archana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Singal
authors.forename: Deepika
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pandhi
authors.forename: Subhav Kumar
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Agrawal
mesh_terms: D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D015362:Child Nutrition Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012883:Skin Ulcer / Q000382:microbiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D020306:Tuberculosis, Central Nervous System / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D014382:Tuberculosis, Cutaneous / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents