Lupus vulgaris in a pediatric patient: a clinicohistopathological diagnosis
Braz. j. infect. dis
;
12(2): 152-154, Apr. 2008. ilus
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in English
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| ID: lil-486318
ABSTRACT
Lupus vulgaris is the most common form of cutaneous tuberculosis which usually occurs in patients previously sensitized to Mycobacterium tuberculosis. We present a case of a 10-year-old boy who was diagnosed as lupus vulgaris clinically and histopathologically. He had well demarcated, irregularly bordered, pink, infiltrated plaques on his left cheek showing apple-jelly appearance on diascopy. The histopathological examination showed tuberculoid granulomas with Langhans type giant cells. The Mantoux reactivity was in normal limits, and no acid-fast bacilli was found in the lesion, either by direct stained smears or by culture. The lesions showed marked improvement on anti-tuberculosis treatment. We want to emphasize that histopathological examination has diagnostic value in lupus vulgaris in correlation with clinical appearance, when direct analysis or culture is negative.
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Main subject:
Lupus Vulgaris
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Child
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Braz. j. infect. dis
Journal subject:
Communicable Diseases
Year:
2008
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Turkey
Institution/Affiliation country:
Ataturk Research and Training Hospital/TR
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Dr. Behcet Uz Children's Hospital/TR
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