lichen scrofulosorum: an important marker of occult tuberculosis
;Dogra Naina;Shah Shazia;Dogra Devraj
heterocycles2008Vol. 53pp. 91-92
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naina2008indianlichen
Abstract
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.