Lichen Scrofulosorum: An Important Diagnostic Marker of Underlying Tuberculosis
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Lichen scrofulosorum (LS) is a rare tuberculid seen in children and young adults with underlying tuberculosis, which may be difficult to diagnose otherwise. Present communication describes two cases presenting with characteristic skin lesions of LS and later diagnosed as intracranial tuberculosis and pulmonary tuberculosis respectively. In both the cases the skin lesions served as an important diagnostic marker for tuberculosis. Skin lesions disappeared completely within four weeks of initiation of ATT.
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