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| Year : 2008 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 91-92 |
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Lichen scrofulosorum: An important marker of occult tuberculosis
Naina Dogra, Shazia Shah, Devraj Dogra
Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Govt. Medical College, Jammu, India
Correspondence Address:
Devraj Dogra
Department of Dermatology and Venereology, SMGS Hospital, Govt. Medical College, Jammu
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0019-5154.41656
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Lichen scrofulosorum is a tuberculid that is usually seen in children or young adults. Although a rare occurrence, this tuberculid is an important marker of occult tuberculosis, which may not be detected otherwise. We report here a case of lichen scrofulosorum in a ten year-old boy with typical grouped lichenoid papules on the trunk associated with axillary tuberculous lymphadenitis. |
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