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| Year : 2009 | Volume
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| Issue : 3 | Page : 190-192 |
Granulomatous cheilitis secondary to tuberculosis in a child
M Bhattacharya1, K Rajeshwari1, K Sardana2, P Gupta3
1 Department of Pediatrics, Maulana Azad Medical College and Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi -110 002, India
2 Department of Dermatology, Maulana Azad Medical College and Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi -110 002, India
3 Department of Pathology, Maulana Azad Medical College and Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi -110 002, India
Correspondence Address:
M Bhattacharya
Department of Pediatrics, Maulana Azad Medical College and Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi -110 002
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0022-3859.57400
Granulomatous cheilitis is a chronic granulomatous inflammation of the lips that can be secondary to various etiologies. A few infectious agents including Mycobacterium tuberculosis have been implicated in its etiology. It can be the clinical presentation of a tuberculide resulting from a hypersensitivity reaction to an underlying focus of tuberculosis such as pulmonary tuberculosis.
This case report describes a child with granulomatous cheilitis with pulmonary tuberculosis, who responded to anti-tubercular treatment. This is probably the first pediatric case of this rare condition.
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