Lupus vulgaris over a tattoo mark – inoculation tuberculosis |
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| Authors: | A Ghorpade |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Dermatology, Venereology & Leprosy, JLN Hospital & Research Centre, Bhilai Steel Plant, Bhilai, India. draghorpade@yahoo.com |
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| Abstract: | Lupus vulgaris developing after tattooing and remaining exclusively confined to it, in a 40-year-old-lady is reported. The tattooing was done one year earlier by a roadside tattoo artist. Diagnosis was suggested by the clinical features and confirmed by histopathology. |
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| Keywords: | cutaneous tuberculosis inoculation tuberculosis lupus vulgaris |
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