Tuberculosis verrucosa cutis presenting as diffuse plantar keratoderma: an unusual sight.
Tuberculosis verrucosa cutis (TVC) is a common cutaneous form of paucibacillary tuberculosis in an individual with moderate to high degree of immunity to Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. Clinical appearance of TVC is mostly very typical with well-defined warty plaques presenting mostly on hands, knees, ankle, and buttocks; however several atypical morphology of the lesions have also been described. We hereby report a case of TVC, masquerading as asymptomatic diffuse keratoderma of left foot for nine months, in an otherwise healthy individual, obstructing easy diagnosis of cutaneous tuberculosis. Diagnosis was confirmed by histopathology.
Department of Skin and Venereal Disease, Post Graduate Institute Medical Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India.
Sangita
S
Ghosh
Department of Skin and Venereal Disease, Post Graduate Institute Medical Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India.
Kamal
K
Aggarwal
Department of Skin and Venereal Disease, Post Graduate Institute Medical Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India.
Vijay Kumar
VK
Jain
Department of General Medicine, Post Graduate Institute Medical Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India.
Soumik
S
Chaudhuri
Department of Dentistry, Tripura Health Services, Tripura, India.
Epsita
E
Ghosh
Department of Skin and Venereal Disease, Post Graduate Institute Medical Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India.
Arshdeep
Diffuse keratoderma; tuberculosis verrucosa cutis; warty tuberculosis