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A Case of Lupus Vulgaris with Unusual Location
Mustafa Senol, Atilla Ozcan, Bulent Mizrak*, A. Ciler Turgut, Semsettin Karaca and Hulya Kocer
Inonu University Medical School, Department of Dermatology, Malatya, Turkey.
*Inonu University Medical School, Department of Pathology, Malatya, Turkey.
Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the oldest diseases of our planet; today, it still is a serious medicosocial problem in both developing and developed countries. Cutaneous tuberculosis is part of the small percentage of extrapulmonary forms of the disease and has considerable morphological variability. It is often confused with various cutaneous disorders and some other granulomatous processes of the skin. Here, we present a case of long-standing and atypically-located lupus vulgaris in an old man. The patient was successfully treated with triple antituberculous therapy.
key words: cutaneous tuberculosis; lupus vulgaris; PCR
Received October 2, 2002; Accepted for publication March 25, 2003
Reprint requests to: Mustafa Senol, M.D., Inonu University, Medical Center, Department of Dermatology, 44100, Malatya, Turkey.
J Dermatol 30 (7): 566-569, 2003
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