Lupus vulgaris of centrofacial area – a peculiar presentation

Authors

  • Arun Achar
  • Mrinal Besra
  • Arunasis Maiti
  • Priyaranjan Chatterjee
  • Chittaranjan Bar
  • Goutam Majumdar

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.66344/jpad.25.1.2015.134

Keywords:

Lupus vulgaris, centrofacial, hypertrophic, ATD therapy

Abstract

Lupus vulgaris is a cutaneous manifestation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. It assumes various clinical forms including plaque, ulcerative, hypertrophic, vegetative, papular and nodular type. We here present an unusual case of a ten-year-old girl diagnosed as hypertrophic lupus vulgaris of centrofacial area including nose. Histopathological examination and bacteriological studies were carried out to establish the diagnosis. Unlike plaque type, hypertrophic variety is quite uncommon and only few cases have been reported. Its peculiar appearance on the face which is hardly described in previous literatures and well response to antitubercular therapy prompted us to report it.

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2016-11-22

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Achar A, Besra M, Maiti A, Chatterjee P, Bar C, Majumdar G. Lupus vulgaris of centrofacial area – a peculiar presentation. J Pak Assoc Dermatol [Internet]. 2016Nov.22 [cited 2026Apr.12];25(1):66-9. Available from: https://www.jpad.com.pk/index.php/jpad/article/view/134

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Vol. 25 No. 1 (2015): January - March

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Case Reports

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