title: Multifocal Cutaneous Tuberculosis in Immunocompetent Individual.
abstract: Most common form of cutaneous tuberculosis (TB) is lupus vulgaris, which usually occurs in previously sensitized individuals who have a high degree of tuberculin sensitivity. Various forms including plaque, ulcerative, hypertrophic, vegetative, papular, and nodular forms have been described. We are reporting a case of a young female, who presented with 6 well defined erythematous scaly plaques involving both arms and a puckered scar on right forearm and right breast. Clinically, it was looking like lupus vulgaris with cold abscess, few lesions mimicking scrofuloderma, but skin biopsy from both the types of lesions revealed lupus vulgaris. Patient improved with Anti Tuberculous Therapy and surgical drainage of underlying cold abscess.
authors.affiliation: Resident, Department of Skin and VD, Pramukhswami Medical College , Karamsad, Gujarat, India .
authors.forename: Malay
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mehta
authors.affiliation: Former Assistant Professor, Department of Skin and VD, Pramukhswami Medical College , Karamsad, Gujarat, India .
authors.forename: Gopikrishnan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Anjaneyan
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, Pramukhswami Medical College , Karamsad, Gujarat, India .
authors.forename: Kirti
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rathod
authors.affiliation: Professor and Head, Department of Skin and VD, Pramukhswami Medical College , Karamsad, Gujarat, India .
authors.forename: Rita V
authors.initials: RV
authors.lastname: Vora
keywords: Anti Tuberculous Therapy; Cold abscess; Lupus vulgaris; Scrofuloderma
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