Open AccessLupus of the upper respiratory tract
Author(s) -
Pooja Pandey,
G. K. Shukla
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.229
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 2231-3796
pISSN - 0973-7707
DOI - 10.1007/bf03050782
Subject(s) - medicine , systemic lupus erythematosus , lupus vulgaris , tuberculosis , pathological , upper respiratory tract infection , otorhinolaryngology , respiratory tract , head and neck surgery , dermatology , pathology , respiratory system , immunology , surgery , disease
Lupus is a form of chronic tuberculous infection which can be differentiated from tuberculosis only on clinical grounds. Lupus is very rarefy found in the present era. A 10 year mule child was diagnosed as a case of lupus on clinical and pathological examination.