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Annular lupus vulgaris: an unusual case undiagnosed for five years
European Journal of Dermatology. Volume 17, Number 1, 83-5, January-February 2007, Clinical report
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Author(s) : Müzeyyen Gönül, Arzu KIlIç, Seray Külcü Çakmak, Ülker Gül, Oğuzhan Koçak, Murat Demiriz
Summary : Tuberculosis is still a serious problem in both developing and developed countries. It is often confused with various cutaneous disorders both clinically and histopathologically.A 46-year-old woman attended our clinic with progressive, asymptomatic, annular skin lesions on her right upper extremity for 5 years. She had received many different therapies for these lesions at other instutions previously but these medications were not effective and the lesions deteriorated. On dermatological examination, well-demarcated, irregular bordered, violaceous colored, elevated and crusted annular lesions on her right hand dorsum and forearm were observed. She was diagnosed as having lupus vulgaris clinically and histopathologically. Antituberculosis therapy was administered and regression of the lesions started in the second week of medication.We report a case of long-standing, undiagnosed and uncommon, annular form of lupus vulgaris. We want to stress that clinical and histopathological findings are still important for the diagnosis of cutaneous tuberculosis.
Keywords : tuberculosis, lupus vulgaris

Annular lupus vulgaris: an unusual case undiagnosed for five years