Lupus vulgaris in a pediatric patient: a clinicohistopathological diagnosis
Braz. j. infect. dis
; 12(2): 152-154, Apr. 2008. ilus
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em Inglês
| LILACS
| ID: lil-486318
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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.
Texto completo:
Disponível
Coleções:
Bases de dados internacionais
Contexto em Saúde:
Doenças Negligenciadas
Problema de saúde:
Tuberculose
Base de dados:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Lúpus Vulgar
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo diagnóstico
Limite:
Criança
/
Humanos
/
Masculino
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Braz. j. infect. dis
Assunto da revista:
Doenças Transmissíveis
Ano de publicação:
2008
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Turquia
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Ataturk Research and Training Hospital/TR
/
Dr. Behcet Uz Children's Hospital/TR