Multifocal Childhood Cutaneous Tuberculosis: Report of Two Interesting Cases from Sikkim, India. Issue 3 (7th September 2012)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Verma, Shikha; Thakur, Binod Kumar; Gupta, Amlan
• Is Part Of: Pediatric dermatology. Volume 30:Issue 3(2013)
• Page Start: e1
• Page End: e4
• Publication Date: 2012-09-07
• Subjects: Pediatric dermatology -- Periodicals; Children -- Diseases -- Periodicals; 618.925
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2012.01834.x
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0736-8046

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main" xml:lang="en"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <p> <bold>Abstract: </bold> Cutaneous tuberculosis is an important health problem in developing countries such as India. Poverty, overcrowding, malnutrition, and ignorance are predisposing factors. The commonly seen variants of cutaneous tuberculosis are scrofuloderma, lupus vulgaris, and tuberculosis verrucosa cutis. Malnourished children may present with unusual forms of cutaneous tuberculosis. Herein we report two interesting cases of multifocal cutaneous tuberculosis in malnourished children.</p> </abstract>