Scrofuloderma neck with chest wall abscess.
Cutaneous tuberculosis (TB) is among the uncommon varieties of tuberculosis but it is also on the rise, commensurate with the general resurgence of the disease. A case of scrofuloderma of neck with tuberculous abscess of anterior chest wall is, hereby, reported. The patient presented with a non-healing ulcer of neck with swelling of anterior chest wall, which responded to antituberculous treatment. This complication of scrofuloderma neck is very rare and should be kept in mind in the differential diagnosis of such lesions.
Ejaz
Amer
A
Department of Dermatology, Combined Military Hospital, Kharian Cantt. amer_ejaz@yahoo.com
Aurangzeb
Awan
Zaheer
Z
D000038:Abscess / Q000473:pathology*; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009333:Neck; D035441:Thoracic Wall; D014382:Tuberculosis, Cutaneous / Q000473:pathology*; D014388:Tuberculosis, Lymph Node / Q000473:pathology; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000473:pathology