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The International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds
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An Uncommon Sighting—Lupus Vulgaris of the Foot

A. Rekha, MB, BS, MS

Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Chennai, India, rekha_a{at}yahoo.com

A. Ravi, MB, BS, MS

Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Chennai, India

Sandhya Sundaram, MD, DNB

Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Chennai, India

D. Prathiba, MD, DNB

Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Chennai, India

Lupus vulgaris (LV)is a progressive form of cutaneous tuberculosis (TB)that may occur in a patient with a moderate or high degree of immunity. The incidence of LV has declined with that in TB; it is relatively uncommon even in developing countries. LV commonly presents in the head and neck regions as flat plaques. Variants of LV form huge, soft, tumor-like forms with deep tissue and cartilage destruction resulting in deformities. The authors report a case of LV in a patient who presented with an ulcero-proliferative growth in the lower extremity, mimicking a malignancy.

Key Words: lupus vulgeris • cutaneous tuberculosis • tumor-like foot wound

The International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds, Vol. 2, No. 2, 96-98 (2003)
DOI: 10.1177/1534734603256493
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