title: Scrofuloderma--a case series from rural India.
abstract: Cutaneous tuberculosis is the rarest presentation of all the forms of tuberculosis. Scrofuloderma is a frequent manifestation of cutaneous tuberculosis in Indian scenario. Males are affected one and half times more than females. The most common affected age group showing clinical infection is within the first three decades of life. A series of cases mostly malnourished children attending a tertiary care centre in a rural area of central India is being reported. They have presented with a wide spectrum of clinical features, forcing us to establish the final diagnosis by Mantoux test, fine needle aspiration cytology and histopathological examination. The mainstay of treatment remains medical therapy but the underlying cause for severe immunosuppression needs to be ruled out and treated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (MGIMS), Sewagram, Wardha, Maharashtra. karmgims@gmail.com
authors.forename: Sumit
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kar
authors.forename: Ajay
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Krishnan
authors.forename: Nitin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gangane
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Preetha
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle / Q000379:methods; D002648:Child; D015362:Child Nutrition Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy; D003581:Cytodiagnosis / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D044623:Nutrition Therapy; D019035:Rural Health Services; D012424:Rural Population; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology*; D013492:Suppuration / Q000209:etiology; D014374:Tuberculin Test / Q000379:methods*; D014382:Tuberculosis, Cutaneous / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents