lupus vulgaris


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lupus vulgaris

(vʌlˈɡɛərɪs)
n
(Pathology) tuberculosis of the skin, esp of the face, with the formation of raised translucent nodules. Sometimes shortened to: lupus
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lu′pus vul•ga′ris

(vʌlˈgɛər əs)
n.
a rare form of tuberculosis of the skin, characterized by brownish tubercles that often heal slowly and leave scars.
[1855–60; < New Latin: common lupus]
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Noun1.lupus vulgaris - tuberculosis of the skin; appears first on the face and heals slowly leaving deep scars
T.B., tuberculosis, TB - infection transmitted by inhalation or ingestion of tubercle bacilli and manifested in fever and small lesions (usually in the lungs but in various other parts of the body in acute stages)
lupus - any of several forms of ulcerative skin disease
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Clinically, the differentials are lupus vulgaris, pyoderma gangrenosum, and deep fungal infection like chromoblastomycosis.
Blastomycosis-like pyoderma: A diagnostic, as well as, therapeutic challenge
Its most common and remarkable presentation is lupus vulgaris, while it may even present as an apparently innocuous non-ulcerated form mimicking septal swelling (12, 13).
Primary Sinonasal Tuberculosis: A Diagnostic Challenge
2010 revealed tuberculosis verrucous (48%) as predominant clinical type [7]; however, on referencing to earlier studies, Lupus vulgaris was the most common (64%), followed by tuberculosis verrucosa cutis (19%) and papulonecrotic tuberculid (4%) [8].
Cutaneous Tuberculosis: Clinicopathologic Arrays and Diagnostic Challenges
Lupus vulgaris (LV) is the most common form of cutaneous reinfection with M.
An Unusual Presentation of Lupus Vulgaris and the Practical Usefulness of Dermatoscopy
Differential diagnosis of lupus vulgaris, mosaic wart, tuberculosis verrucosa cutis and hyperkeratotic eczema was postulated for our case.
CUTANEOUS TUBERCULOSIS--A RARE OCCURRENCE IN A THREE YEAR OLD
Interestingly, in our patient the lesions were large, hyperkeratotic, warty plaques with multiple similar but smaller lesions in the vicinity, which resembled tuberculosis verrucosa cutis and /or warty lupus vulgaris, and this kind of unique presentation of PP is less well known (5) because most reported cases of PP have resembled either psoriasis or verruca vulgaris (4, 6-8).
Hyperkeratotic porokeratosis ptychotropica with satellite lesions: a rare presentation of an unusual variant of porokeratosis
Therefore, a diagnosis of lupus vulgaris was made for the left helix; both earlobes were diagnosed with discoid lupus erythematosus, and both thighs with papulonecrotic tuberculid.{Figure 1}
A Rare Case of Lupus Vulgaris with Papulonecrotic Tuberculid and Discoid Lupus Erythematosus
[7] In a study from north India Lupus vulgaris (LV) was the most frequent manifestation (55%), followed by scrofuloderma (SFD) (27%), TB verrucosa cutis (TBVC) (6%), tuberculous gumma (5%), and tuberculids (7%).
Comparison of conventional and molecular methods in diagnosis of extrapulmonary (cutaneous) tuberculosis in a tertiary care hospital in Delhi
Lupus vulgaris manifests as a postprimary chronic granulomatous ulcer in patients with moderate to good immunity.
Granulomatous ulcers of the nose and oropharynx: Lupus vulgaris revisited
Lupus vulgaris and borderline tuberculoid leprosy: an interesting cooccurrence.
Borderline Hansen complicated by a metastatic cold abscess
The most frequent form of CT is lupus vulgaris (LV).
The youngest patient of lupus vulgaris; A cutaneous tuberculosis case report

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