title: Bilateral symmetrical facial swelling owing to tuberculous gummas.
abstract: Metastatic tuberculous abscesses and gummas are unusual forms of cutaneous tuberculosis. They result from haematogeneous spread of the mycobacterium from a primary focus during a period of impaired immunity. A 5-year-old boy is reported who presented with spinal tuberculosis  and bilateral subcutaneous swelling of the cheeks owing to tuberculous gummas.
authors: Departments of Pathology and Pediatrics, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, India
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Shukla
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Singh
authors: V
authors: V
authors: Puri
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Verma
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Jain
mesh_terms: D002610:Cheek / Q000473:pathology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005148:Facial Dermatoses / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014382:Tuberculosis, Cutaneous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology*; D014399:Tuberculosis, Spinal / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology