Altunay Ilknur Kivanc, Kayaoglu Semra, Ekmekci Tugba Rezan, Kutlu Safiye, Arpag Esra Saygin
Dermatology Department, Sisli Etfal Teaching and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Dermatol Online J. 2007 Jul 13;13(3):12.
Lupus vulgaris (LV) is the most common form of cutaneous tuberculosis. It commonly presents on the head and neck regions. The diagnosis may be difficult when LV occurs at unexpected regions or in unusual clinical forms. Sometimes special stains for the organism and mycobacterial cultures may be negative. Nevertheless, it is usually possible to reach the correct diagnosis of LV using clinical and histopathological findings. But at times, a therapeutic trial with antitubercular agents may be required.
寻常狼疮（LV）是皮肤结核最常见的形式。它通常出现在头颈部区域。当寻常狼疮发生在意外部位或以不寻常的临床形式出现时，诊断可能会很困难。有时针对该病原体的特殊染色和分枝杆菌培养可能为阴性。然而，通常可以利用临床和组织病理学检查结果做出寻常狼疮的正确诊断。但有时可能需要进行抗结核药物的治疗性试验。
