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Multifocal Lupus Vulgaris: A Rare Presentation
Lupus vulgaris (LV) is a common type of cutaneous tuberculosis and commonly presents as a single erythematous plaque either on the face or buttocks with scarring and an active spreading edge. Multiple lesions of LV are sparingly reported in the literature. We hereby report a case of LV in a male pre...
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Cureus
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10349924/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37461762 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.40495 |
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author | Pugalia, Nidhi Madke, Bhushan Jawade, Sugat |
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description | Lupus vulgaris (LV) is a common type of cutaneous tuberculosis and commonly presents as a single erythematous plaque either on the face or buttocks with scarring and an active spreading edge. Multiple lesions of LV are sparingly reported in the literature. We hereby report a case of LV in a male presenting with multiple lesions over the buttock, thigh, and trunk. The diagnosis was done on the basis of clinical findings, histopathology, positive tuberculin test, and response to a standard anti-tubercular regimen. |
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spelling | pubmed-103499242023-07-17 Multifocal Lupus Vulgaris: A Rare Presentation Pugalia, Nidhi Madke, Bhushan Jawade, Sugat Cureus Dermatology Lupus vulgaris (LV) is a common type of cutaneous tuberculosis and commonly presents as a single erythematous plaque either on the face or buttocks with scarring and an active spreading edge. Multiple lesions of LV are sparingly reported in the literature. We hereby report a case of LV in a male presenting with multiple lesions over the buttock, thigh, and trunk. The diagnosis was done on the basis of clinical findings, histopathology, positive tuberculin test, and response to a standard anti-tubercular regimen. Cureus 2023-06-16 /pmc/articles/PMC10349924/ /pubmed/37461762 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.40495 Text en Copyright © 2023, Pugalia et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Dermatology Pugalia, Nidhi Madke, Bhushan Jawade, Sugat Multifocal Lupus Vulgaris: A Rare Presentation |
title | Multifocal Lupus Vulgaris: A Rare Presentation |
title_full | Multifocal Lupus Vulgaris: A Rare Presentation |
title_fullStr | Multifocal Lupus Vulgaris: A Rare Presentation |
title_full_unstemmed | Multifocal Lupus Vulgaris: A Rare Presentation |
title_short | Multifocal Lupus Vulgaris: A Rare Presentation |
title_sort | multifocal lupus vulgaris: a rare presentation |
topic | Dermatology |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10349924/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37461762 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.40495 |
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