title: Granulomatous cheilitis secondary to tuberculosis in a child.
abstract: Granulomatous cheilitis is a chronic granulomatous inflammation of the lips that can be secondary to various etiologies. A few infectious agents including Mycobacterium tuberculosis have been implicated in its etiology. It can be the clinical presentation of a tuberculide resulting from a hypersensitivity reaction to an underlying focus of tuberculosis such as pulmonary tuberculosis. This case report describes a child with granulomatous cheilitis with pulmonary tuberculosis, who responded to anti-tubercular treatment. This is probably the first pediatric case of this rare condition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Maulana Azad Medical College and Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi, India. drmalvikab@gmail.com
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bhattacharya
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rajeshwari
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sardana
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gupta
mesh_terms: D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008556:Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D010808:Physical Examination; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D014374:Tuberculin Test; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents