Goyal Tarang, Varshney Anupam, Bakshi S K
Dr. Tarang Goyal, Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy,, Muzaffarnagar Medical College and Hospital,, Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh 251203, India, T: +9456203765,
Ann Saudi Med. 2013 Jul-Aug;33(4):404-6. doi: 10.5144/0256-4947.2013.404.
With the estimated global burden of TB being 8.8 million incident cases and 1.1 million deaths from TB in HIV-negative cases and additional 0.35 million deaths in HIV-associated cases,1 the total number of cutaneous TB cases ( < 1-2 % of total cases) becomes significant. With the WHO setting up public-private mix partnerships and a millenium development goal of a 50% reduction in the total number of incident cases, the case detection and reporting of unusual cutaneous TB cases becomes very important. We present a case of lupus vulgaris in a young girl with rapid progression of a large plaque with hypertrophic features in the periphery. The case is unusual due to its rapid progression, unusual site and extensive giant form which have never been reported previously.
