| Literature DB >> 26155509 |
Gyanshankar Mishra1, Sushil Rathi2, Jasmin Mulani3.
Abstract
Cutaneous lesions are relatively uncommon manifestations of tuberculosis (TB). A 40-year-old female presented with skin lesion over the forehead since two months. She used to apply bindi over the same area since past 25 years. Based on skin biopsy and other ancillary investigations, she was diagnosed as a case of lupus vulgaris and initiated on anti TB medications following which, the lesion regressed. Thus, we herein report the first case of cutaneous tuberculosis (lupus vulgaris) associated with long term use of bindi.Entities:
Keywords: Cosmetic tuberculosis; Cutaneous tuberculosis; Inoculation tuberculosis; Skin tuberculosis
Year: 2015 PMID: 26155509 PMCID: PMC4484101 DOI: 10.7860/JCDR/2015/12164.5899
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Diagn Res ISSN: 0973-709X