Annular Lupus Vulgaris Mimicking Tinea Cruris.
- Author:
Young Soo HEO
1
;
Won Woong SHIN
;
Yong Ju KIM
;
Hae Jun SONG
;
Chil Hwan OH
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Lupus vulgaris
- MeSH: Adult; Buttocks; Humans; Lupus Vulgaris; Polymerase Chain Reaction; Skin; Thigh; Tinea; Tuberculosis; Tuberculosis, Cutaneous
- From:Annals of Dermatology 2010;22(2):226-228
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Cutaneous tuberculosis is an infrequent form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis. It is often clinically and histopathologically confused with various cutaneous disorders. A 36-year-old man attended our clinic with slowly progressive, asymptomatic, annular skin lesions on both the thighs and buttocks for 10 years. He consulted with many physicians and was improperly treated with an oral antifungal agent for several months under the diagnosis of tinea cruris, but no resolution of his condition was observed. A diagnosis of lupus vulgaris was made based on the histopathologic examination and the polymerase chain reaction assay. Anti-tuberculosis therapy was administered and the lesions started to regress.
