Lichen Scrofulosorum Occurring in Association with Tuberculous Salpingitis.
- Author:
Seok Joo CHOI
1
;
Chong Hyun WON
;
Sungeun CHANG
;
Mi Woo LEE
;
Jee Ho CHOI
;
Kee Chan MOON
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. miumiu@amc.seoul.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Lichen scrofulosorum;
Tuberculous salpingitis
- MeSH:
Adult;
Child;
Exanthema;
Female;
Granuloma;
Humans;
Lichens;
Lymph Nodes;
Rare Diseases;
Salpingitis;
Tuberculosis;
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary;
Young Adult
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
2012;50(4):358-361
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Lichen scrofulosorum is a rare disease of children and young adults. The cutaneous lesions of LS are typically symptomless, tiny, flat-topped papular eruptions, which are skin-colored and follicular in distribution. Histopathologically, LS shows perifollicular noncaseating granulomas. LS is usually associated with extrapulmonary tuberculosis, especially of the lymph nodes and bones, and has also been reported in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis. However, the underlying focus is not always obvious, at the time of rash development, and could be diagnosed after the development of LS. Here, we describe a 43-year-old Korean woman with LS who developed tuberculous salpingitis 8 months later.
