Author/Authors :
Rahman, Muhammad Hasibur Based Medical College - Department of Dermatology VD Community, Bangladesh , Ansari, Nazma Parvin Community Based Medical College - Department of Pathology, Bangladesh , Hadiuzzaman, Md Based Medical College - Department of Dermatology VD Community, Bangladesh , Islam Nipa, Nahida Based Medical College - Department of Dermatology VD Community, Bangladesh , Shahidul Islam, Md. Based Medical College - Department of Dermatology VD Community, Bangladesh , Mumu, Sabrina Alam Based Medical College - Department of Dermatology VD Community, Bangladesh , Chowdhury, Ishrat Jahan Based Medical College - Department of Dermatology VD Community, Bangladesh
Abstract :
Lupus vulgaris is the most common form of cutaneous tuberculosis which usually occurs in patients previously sensitized to Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It is often clinically and histopathologically confused with various cutaneous disorders. Here, we present a 28-year-old man attended in our medical college with slowly progressive, asymptomatic, annular erythematous skin lesions on the buttocks for 8 years. He consulted with many physicians and was improperly treated with an oral antifungal agent for several months under the diagnosis of tinea corporis, but no cure was observed. A diagnosis of lupus vulgaris was made based on the histopathological examination and the polymerase chain reaction. Anti-tuberculosis therapy was administered and the lesions started to regress.
