Case ReportInternational Journal of Research in Medical Sciences

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Lupus vulgaris: a rare presentation of tuberculosis

Int J Res Med Sci. 2017;5(6):2813-2814.DOI10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20172494

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Abstract

70-80% of tuberculosis in children is pulmonary tuberculosis and the rest belong to the group of extra pulmonary tuberculosis, of which cutaneous TB is relatively uncommon. Here, we present a case of 10year old boy who was admitted in emergency paediatric department of MKCG medical college with complains of pain abdomen. On further examination and investigation was diagnosed as a case of Lupus vulgaris with SAIO.

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  1. Department of Paediatrics, Maharaja Krishna Chandra Gajapati Medical College and Hospital, Berhampur, Orissa, India
  2. berhampur university

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