Open AccessA clinico-histopathological study of lupus vulgaris: A 3 year experience at a tertiary care centre
Author(s) -
Varadraj V Pai,
K Naveen,
S. B. Athanikar,
US Dinesh,
A Divyashree,
Gourav Gupta
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
indian dermatology online journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-5673
pISSN - 2229-5178
DOI - 10.4103/2229-5178.142497
Subject(s) - lupus vulgaris , medicine , giant cell , cutaneous tuberculosis , systemic lupus erythematosus , histiocyte , pathology , multinucleate , dermatology , incidence (geometry) , discoid lupus erythematosus , tuberculosis , lupus erythematosus , disease , immunology , antibody , physics , optics
Lupus vulgaris is the most common form of cutaneous tuberculosis in adults. Lupus vulgaris is caused by hematogenous, lymphatic, or contiguous spread from elsewhere in the body. histologically it is charecterised by typical tubercles with or without caseation, surrounded by epitheloid histiocytes and multinucleate giant cells in the superficial epidermis with prominent peripheral lymphocytes.