Leprosy and tuberculosis (TB) both are still rampant in India. Leprosy predominantly presents through skin manifestations whereas cutaneous manifestations of TB though not so frequent but are not rare. Lupus vulgaris (LV), the commonest of all cutaneous manifestations of TB, mimics leprosy very closely and may prompt the examiner to misdiagnose leprosy, especially, by health workers (HW), in a field situation, where leprosy is diagnosed and treated on clinical basis alone as per NLEP guidelines. Because of existing stigmata, such wrong diagnosis can put the patient and the party under psychological stress and creates unnecessary complications.
BT - Indian journal of leprosy C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23077780?dopt=Abstract CN - MANDAL 2012 DA - 2012 Jan-Mar IS - 1 J2 - Indian J Lepr LA - eng N2 -Leprosy and tuberculosis (TB) both are still rampant in India. Leprosy predominantly presents through skin manifestations whereas cutaneous manifestations of TB though not so frequent but are not rare. Lupus vulgaris (LV), the commonest of all cutaneous manifestations of TB, mimics leprosy very closely and may prompt the examiner to misdiagnose leprosy, especially, by health workers (HW), in a field situation, where leprosy is diagnosed and treated on clinical basis alone as per NLEP guidelines. Because of existing stigmata, such wrong diagnosis can put the patient and the party under psychological stress and creates unnecessary complications.
PY - 2012 SP - 23 EP - 5 T2 - Indian journal of leprosy TI - Leprosy mimicry of lupus vulgaris and misdiagnosis of leprosy--a case report. UR - http://www.ijl.org.in/2012/jan-mar/4_Mandal_et_al_casereport.pdf VL - 84 SN - 0254-9395 ER -