Chronic osteomyelitis of humerus presenting as scrofuloderma

• Main Authors: Susmita Sahu (Author), Satyadarshi Pattnaik (Author), Indrani Mohanty (Author), Moningi Venkata Narasimham (Author), Pritilata Panda (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Scrofuloderma is a common type of cutaneous tuberculosis usually manifests over an infected lymphnode, bone or joint that breaks down to form an undermined ulcer leading to discharging sinuses. We present a case of a 22 year old woman with diffuse swelling of right arm with overlying nodulo ulcerati...