Lupus Vulgaris: A Diagnostic Challenge

• Main Authors: Hisabella Lorena Simões Porto (Author), Isabela Alves Guerra (Author), Barbara Figueiredo Bastos (Author), Marina Ferreira (Author), Marcelino Pereira Martins Neto (Author), Maria Christina Marques Nogueira Castañon (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Portuguesa de Dermatologia e Venereologia, 2021-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Lupus vulgaris is a clinical variant of cutaneous tuberculosis, a rare subtype of extrapulmonary infection caused by the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex. A paucibacillary form associated with high degrees of immunity, predominantly in the face, may present several clinical and histopathological d...