2009
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2009.03863.x
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Atypical forms of lupus vulgaris – a case series

Abstract: Atypical presentations of cutaneous tuberculosis are not so uncommon and are frequently overlooked in clinical practice, leading to late diagnosis and increased morbidity. We report three cases of lupus vulgaris with atypical presentations. The cases mimicked other chronic skin lesions like actinomycosis, mycetoma, and so on. Strong clinical suspicion, histopathology, and response to antituberculous treatment led to the diagnosis and all three had excellent response to treatment. Today, when tuberculosis threa… Show more

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“…2 It is paucibacillary, chronic and progressive and occurs in patients with moderate to high degrees of immunity. 3 It arises either endogenously from an underlying focus of tuberculosis, or, less commonly, from exogenous inoculation. 3 The clinical presentation is typically as a solitary reddish-brown plaque, displaying an apple-jelly appearance on diascopy.…”
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confidence: 99%
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“…2 It is paucibacillary, chronic and progressive and occurs in patients with moderate to high degrees of immunity. 3 It arises either endogenously from an underlying focus of tuberculosis, or, less commonly, from exogenous inoculation. 3 The clinical presentation is typically as a solitary reddish-brown plaque, displaying an apple-jelly appearance on diascopy.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…3 It arises either endogenously from an underlying focus of tuberculosis, or, less commonly, from exogenous inoculation. 3 The clinical presentation is typically as a solitary reddish-brown plaque, displaying an apple-jelly appearance on diascopy. 4 There are five general clinical forms: the plaque form, an ulcerative and mutilating form, a vegetating form, a tumour-like form and a papulonodular form.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…En este caso tampoco fue posible aislar M. tuberculosis; sin embargo, la expresión clínica era sugerente y la biopsia apoyó el diagnóstico con lo que se inició el tratamiento, observándose resolución de las lesiones. Ante el bajo rendimiento de los exámenes microbiológicos y el largo tiempo de incubación de los cultivos, hasta 60 días, si el cuadro clínico es sugerente pero no se puede confi rmar el diagnóstico con los exámenes complementarios, la respuesta al tratamiento empírico con terapia anti TBC es un criterio diagnóstico 7,18 . La duración de esta prueba terapéutica debe ser de aproximadamente cinco semanas y, en caso de experimentar una buena evolución, se completa el tratamiento 24 .…”
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“…Escrofuloderma y lupus vulgar son las dos formas más comunes 7,8 . La asociación entre TBC cutánea y visceral se da en aproximadamente 28% de los casos 9 .…”
Section: Revisión De Tuberculosis Cutáneaunclassified
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