Atypical forms of lupus vulgaris - A case series

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 150-153

  Saritha, Mohanan ^a   Parveen, Basheer Ahamed ^a   Anandan, Venkatesan ^a   Priyavathani, Malathy R ^a   Tharini, Karuvelan G ^a  

^a MADRAS MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DYSPNEA; EATING DISORDER; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; FEVER; GRANULOMA; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC SCAR; LUPUS VULGARIS; MALE; MICROSTOMIA; ORAL SURGERY; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN ULCER; SOFT TISSUE DISEASE; TUBERCULIN TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LUPUS VULGARIS; MALE; MORBIDITY;

EID: 59149093043     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2009.03863.x     Document Type: Article

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