Nanda A, Cholasseri S, AlAbdulkareem A, Karam TM, Al-Sabah H. Co-existence of atypical tuberculid with lupus vulgaris.
Pediatr Dermatol 2022;
40:547-550. [PMID:
36461614 DOI:
10.1111/pde.15211]
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Abstract
Cutaneous tuberculosis (CTB) is an uncommon form of extra-pulmonary tuberculosis accounting for ≤2% of mycobacterium tuberculosis cases and is more often reported from developing countries. Tuberculid, a cutaneous hypersensitivity reaction to mycobacteria or its fragments, is a another rare cutaneous manifestation seen in association with tuberculosis of other organ systems including tuberculous lymphadenitis, pulmonary tuberculosis, etc. Co-occurrence of a tuberculid with CTB is extremely rare. Herein we report a childhood case of lupus vulgaris, a type of CTB, associated with an atypical presentation of tuberculid.
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