Open AccessElephantiasis of the external genitalia: A sequel to cutaneous tuberculosis
Author(s) -
L Padmavathy,
LiLin Rao,
K. Chockalingam,
N Ethirajan,
M Dhanlakshmi
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
indian journal of dermatology/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.