HYPERTROPHIC LUPUS VULGARIS: AN UNUSUAL PRESENTATION |
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| Authors: | Vijay K Jain Kamal Aggarwal Sarika Jain Sunita Singh |
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| Affiliation: | From the Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology, Pt. B.D. Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India.;1From the Department of Pathology, Pt. B.D. Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India. |
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| Abstract: | Lupus vulgaris is the most common form of cutaneous tuberculosis occurring in previously sensitized individuals with a high degree of tuberculin sensitivity. Various forms including plaque, ulcerative, hypertrophic, vegetative, papular, and nodular forms have been described. A 30-year-old male patient presented with a very large hypertrophic lupus vulgaris lesion over left side of chest since 22 years. Histopathological examination showed granulomatous infiltration without caseation necrosis. The Mantoux reaction was strongly positive. Hypertrophic lupus vulgaris of such a giant size and that too at an unusual site is extremely rare and hence is being reported. |
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| Keywords: | Cutaneous tuberculosis hypertrophic lupus vulgaris |
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