@article{6667, keywords = {Adult, BCG Vaccine, Biopsy, Needle, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Immunohistochemistry, Immunotherapy, Leprosy, lepromatous, Male, Risk Assessment, Tuberculosis, Cutaneous}, author = {Sendhil Kumaran M and Dogra S and Kaur I and Kumar B}, title = {Lichen scrofulosorum in a patient with lepromatous leprosy after BCG immunotherapy.}, abstract = {
Lichen scrofulosorum is a rare form of tuberculid seen in children and young adults. The cutaneous lesions are typically symptomless papular eruptions, associated with a strong Mantoux reaction, tuberculosis of lymph nodes and/or other organs or rarely following BCG vaccination. We describe an unusual case of occurrence of lichen scrofulosorum following BCG immunotherapy in a patient with lepromatous leprosy.
}, year = {2005}, journal = {Leprosy review}, volume = {76}, pages = {170-4}, month = {2005 Jun}, issn = {0305-7518}, url = {https://leprosyreview.org/article/76/2/17-0174}, language = {eng}, }