Lupus vulgaris: a rare presentation of tuberculosis

Authors

  • Nasreen Ali Department of Paediatrics, Maharaja Krishna Chandra Gajapati Medical College and Hospital, Berhampur, Orissa, India http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2890-4162
  • Sunil Kumar Agarwalla Department of Paediatrics, Maharaja Krishna Chandra Gajapati Medical College and Hospital, Berhampur, Orissa, India
  • Niranjan Mohanty Department of Paediatrics, Maharaja Krishna Chandra Gajapati Medical College and Hospital, Berhampur, Orissa, India
  • Pulok Ranjan Mallick berhampur university

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20172494

Keywords:

Cutaneous TB, Lupus vulgaris, Pulmonary tuberculosis, SAIO

Abstract

70-80% of tuberculosis in children is pulmonary tuberculosis and the rest belong to the group of extra pulmonary tuberculosis, of which cutaneous TB is relatively uncommon. Here, we present a case of 10year old boy who was admitted in emergency paediatric department of MKCG medical college with complains of pain abdomen. On further examination and investigation was diagnosed as a case of Lupus vulgaris with SAIO.

Author Biographies

Nasreen Ali, Department of Paediatrics, Maharaja Krishna Chandra Gajapati Medical College and Hospital, Berhampur, Orissa, India

junior resident

Sunil Kumar Agarwalla, Department of Paediatrics, Maharaja Krishna Chandra Gajapati Medical College and Hospital, Berhampur, Orissa, India

assosiate professor

Niranjan Mohanty, Department of Paediatrics, Maharaja Krishna Chandra Gajapati Medical College and Hospital, Berhampur, Orissa, India

professor HOD

Pulok Ranjan Mallick, berhampur university

junior resident

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Published

2017-05-27

How to Cite

Ali, N., Agarwalla, S. K., Mohanty, N., & Mallick, P. R. (2017). Lupus vulgaris: a rare presentation of tuberculosis. International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 5(6), 2813–2814. https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20172494

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Case Reports