Elephantiasis of the external genitalia: A sequel to cutaneous tuberculosis | Zendy

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Elephantiasis of the external genitalia: A sequel to cutaneous tuberculosis

Author(s) -

L Padmavathy,

LLakshmana Rao,

K. Chockalingam,

N Ethirajan,

M Dhanlakshmi

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

indian journal of dermatology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395

H-Index - 36

eISSN - 1998-3611

pISSN - 0019-5154

DOI - 10.4103/0019-5154.48988

Subject(s) - medicine , elephantiasis , tuberculosis , dermatology , external genitalia , pulmonary tuberculosis , surgery , filariasis , pathology , anatomy , immunology , helminths

Tuberculosis continues to be an important public health problem and cutaneous tuberculosis constitutes a minor proportion of extra pulmonary manifestations of tuberculosis. Elephantiasis of the external genitalia, as a sequel to cutaneous tuberculosis, in a 40-year-old diabetic lady is being reported for its rarity. The patient also had lesions of healed scrofuloderma of 27 years' duration, in both axillae, with residual pedunculated nodules.

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