CUTANEOUS TUBERCULOSIS- A RARE OCCURRENCE IN A THREE YEAR OLD
Journal Title: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences - Year 2017, Vol 6, Issue 88
Abstract
PRESENTATION OF CASE A three-year-old accompanied by his parents came to the Dermatology OPD with presenting complaints of an asymptomatic elevated lesion progressing in size over the medial aspect of right foot adjoining the sole for duration of one year. No history of trauma to the foot. No history of pain or discharge from the lesion. No history of preceding systemic symptoms prior to the onset of lesion. No history of systemic illness or previous exposure to Tuberculosis. No history of Tuberculosis in the family. Parents give history of child being bare foot while playing outside. Immunisation history is up-to-date. No recent history of upper respiratory tract infection or treatment for the cutaneous lesions. On examination of the patient with the parent’s consent patient was conscious, oriented and afebrile. No pallor, icterus, lymphadenopathy or oedema. On local examination of the skin, a single hyperkeratotic irregular shaped scaly plaque measuring 5 x 3 cm was present over the right foot adjoining the sole. Lesion shows healing at one end and progression over other areas. No other skin lesions elsewhere.
Authors and Affiliations
Sowmya Naga Dogiparthi, Vijay Kumar, Jeyakumari Jeevan, Srinivasan G
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