“…3,4 In general, cutaneous tuberculosis may have no systemic symptoms and the skin lesion is not specific, which can make the diagnosis a great challenge for dermatologists in daily practice. 6,12 Lesional characteristics in this patient associated with the high level of immunity precluded an early diagnosis. At this stage lupus vulgaris may mimic other dermatoses such as sporotrichosis, cutaneous leishmaniasis, discoid lupus erythematosus, sarcoidosis, acne rosacea, nummular dermatitis, psoriasis, lichen simplex chronicus, dermatophytosis and erythema annulare centrifugum.…”