LICHEN SCROFULOSORUM: AN IMPORTANT MARKER OF OCCULT TUBERCULOSIS

Lichen scrofulosorum is a tuberculid that is usually seen in children or young adults. Although a rare occurrence, this tuberculid is an important marker of occult tuberculosis, which may not be detected otherwise. We report here a case of lichen scrofulosorum in a ten year-old boy with typical grou...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Dogra, Naina, Shah, Shazia, Dogra, Devraj
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2008
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2763710/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19881997
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5154.41656
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Sumario:Lichen scrofulosorum is a tuberculid that is usually seen in children or young adults. Although a rare occurrence, this tuberculid is an important marker of occult tuberculosis, which may not be detected otherwise. We report here a case of lichen scrofulosorum in a ten year-old boy with typical grouped lichenoid papules on the trunk associated with axillary tuberculous lymphadenitis.

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