Lupus Vulgaris in Vaccination Scar

Lupus Vulgaris

for sixteen years; another similarly for fifteen and a half years; and a third for thirteen years. In none of these three cases was ureteral catheterisation carried out. Deposits were present, when first seen, in prostate, vesiculw, or epididymis, and in all three tubercle bacilli were found in the urine. The diagnosis of kidney involvement was made by cystoscopic examination of the ureteral or...

Ulcerative lupus vulgaris

Aspergillus species are among the most ubiquitous fungi, seen in soil, water, decaying vegetations and any substrate that contains organic debris. The respiratory tract is the most common primary portal of entry. After candida albicans, the aspergillus species is the second most common cause of human opportunistic fungal infection. Our patient was taking oral corticosteroids for more than one y...

The Problem of Lupus Vulgaris

The Problem of Lupus Vulgaris

subject and it is also a fitting testimony to the wellconsidered authoritative and pleasing style ot the author. The general plan is the same as in previous editions. Part I contains chapters on etiological and anatomical factors in diagnosis. Part II is devoted to details of the more common diseases. Outstanding among these are the development of the speech function and aphasia, epilepsy and c...

M2-Polarized Macrophages Compose Lupus Vulgaris Arising from a Bacillus Calmette-Guérin Vaccination Site

Since bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) is an attenuated strain of Mycobacterium bovis, lupus vulgaris (LV) is reported as one of the rare complications after BCG vaccination, correlating with immunosuppression in the lesional skin. In this report, we describe a case of LV arising from the BCG vaccination site 22 years after vaccination. Interestingly, in the present case, granuloma cells were com...