Peripheral Gangrene Associated with Disseminated Tuberculosis - a Rare Manifestation.

With global resurgence of M. tuberculosis infection, cases of extra pulmonary TB have also shown an increase. Tuberculosis is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in India. Although disseminated tuberculosis can affect most of the organs, vasculitis presenting as peripheral gangrene as a manifestation of tuberculosis is very rare. We report the case of a 70 years old male who presented with gangrene of left leg complicating disseminated tuberculosis.