Atypical presentations of cutaneous tuberculosis: Series of 10 cases

Is the Clinical Diagnosis of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Justified in Endemic Regions?

“…It usually manifests as Lupus vulgaris, TB verrucose cutis, scrofuloderma, and tubercular abscess. The hypersensitivity responce to the TB bacilli could lead to papulonecrotic tuberculids and Lichen scrofulosorum (32). It can have a myriad of clinical manifestations, many of which are atypical such as TB presenting as progressive diffuse facial granulomas, sporotrichoid TB, TB simulating squamous cell carcinoma, scrofuloderma as tubercular ulcer, Lupus vulgaris resembling furuncle, psoriasis, dermatitis, CL, and leprosy (32).…”

“…The hypersensitivity responce to the TB bacilli could lead to papulonecrotic tuberculids and Lichen scrofulosorum (32). It can have a myriad of clinical manifestations, many of which are atypical such as TB presenting as progressive diffuse facial granulomas, sporotrichoid TB, TB simulating squamous cell carcinoma, scrofuloderma as tubercular ulcer, Lupus vulgaris resembling furuncle, psoriasis, dermatitis, CL, and leprosy (32). For practicing dermatologists, particularly in developing countries, diagnosis of CTB represents an elusive and difficult challenge due to the need to consider a wide differential diagnosis and the presence of hard challenges in making a diagnostic confirmation (33).…”