Delayed Diagnosis of Scrofuloderma Misdiagnosed as a Bacterial Abscess
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Delayed Diagnosis of Scrofuloderma Misdiagnosed as a Bacterial Abscess
An 82-year-old woman presented with a four-month history of an ulcerative plaque overlying her left neck. This lesion had developed as a subcutaneous nodule, gradually increased in size, and evolved into ulcers. Before visiting our Dermatology clinic, the patient had been diagnosed as having a bacterial abscess, but treatments with antibiotics were unsuccessful. The presence of a purulent disch...
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Dermatology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1013-9087,2005-3894
DOI: 10.5021/ad.2012.24.1.70