title: Non-healing perianal ulcer: A rare presentation of cutaneous tuberculosis.
abstract: Perianal tuberculosis is an extremely rare form of tubercular disease. We report here a case of chronic non-healing perianal tubercular ulcer associated with, asymptomatic pulmonary tuberculosis in a 16-year-old boy for its rarity and to emphasize the importance of considering tubercular etiology in the work up of persistent perianal ulcer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Venereology, & Leprosy, R.G.Kar Medical College, Kolkata, India. dr_skghosh@yahoo.co.in
authors.forename: Sudip Kumar
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Ghosh
authors.forename: Debabrata
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bandyopadhyay
authors.forename: Arghyaprasun
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ghosh
authors.forename: Rajesh Kumar
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Mandal
authors.forename: Kumkum
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bhattacharyya
authors.forename: Sumanta
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chatterjee
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001004:Anus Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000209:etiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005401:Fissure in Ano / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D005402:Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis; D018451:Homosexuality, Male; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000209:etiology; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D014382:Tuberculosis, Cutaneous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis