Lichen scrofulosorum in a patient with lepromatous leprosy after BCG immunotherapy | Zendy

Muthu Sendhil Kumaran | Zendy; Sunil Dogra | Zendy; Inderjeet Kaur | Zendy; Bhushan Kumar | Zendy

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Lichen scrofulosorum in a patient with lepromatous leprosy after BCG immunotherapy

Author(s) -

Muthu Sendhil Kumaran,

Sunil Dogra,

Inderjeet Kaur,

Bhushan Kumar

Publication year - 2005

Publication title -

leprosy review

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437

H-Index - 43

eISSN - 2162-8807

pISSN - 0305-7518

DOI - 10.47276/lr.76.2.170

Subject(s) - medicine , lepromatous leprosy , tuberculosis , leprosy , dermatology , vaccination , immunotherapy , lymph , mycobacterium leprae , immunology , pathology , immune system

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.

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