Peripheral gangrene: an uncommon manifestation of disseminated tuberculosis.
Peripheral gangrene as a manifestation of tuberculosis is very uncommon. An 8 year old male child presented with non-healing ulcer over the sole of left foot, left inguinal tubercular lymphadenopathy with scrofloderma, tubercular pleural effusion and gangrene of the right fore foot. The child improved on antitubercular treatment.
Dubey
A P
AP
Department of Pediatrics, Maulana Azad Medical College and Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi 110 002, India. apdubey52@rediffmail.com
Sudha
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S
Parakh
Ankit
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D002648:Child; D016523:Foot Ulcer / Q000473:pathology*; D005734:Gangrene; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014382:Tuberculosis, Cutaneous / Q000473:pathology*; D014391:Tuberculosis, Miliary / Q000473:pathology*; D014657:Vasculitis / Q000473:pathology