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Cutaneous tuberculosis over tattoo marks: An unusual occurrence
oleh: Savita Arya, Motilal Bunkar, Rajendra Takhar
Format: | Article |
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Diterbitkan: | Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-04-01 |
Deskripsi
Among the paucibacillary form of tuberculosis cutaneous tuberculosis occurring very rarely. Lupus vulgaris is a variant of skin tuberculosis. Here we are reporting a case of 20 year old boy presented with proliferative fungating lesion over tattoo mark. Tottooing was done by mobile tattoo artist in a fair. Diagnosis of skin tuberculosis was confirmed by histopathology suggestive of lupus vulgaris and treated with anti-tuberculous drugs.