Tuberculosis of the skin in Hazara

The incidence and pattern of the tuberculosis of skin was studied among patients of Hazara Division reporting at DHQ Teaching Hospital Abbottabad. Between June 1982 and May 1984, sixty cases were suspected to have tuberculosis of skin. Histological examination confirmed the diagnosis in 68.33% cases, while in 159 cases the diagnosis was ruled out and the remaining 16.66% cases suffered from non-specific inflaination. Tuberculous Chancre /19.51%], Scrofuloderma [19.51%] and Tuberculous gurnma [17.67%] were the most common clinical presentation. The study suggests that in Hazara Division, tuberculosis of skin is not rare but needs a high degree of suspicion for diagnosis