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| Year : 2018 | Volume
: 64
| Issue : 3 | Page : 174-176 |
Cutaneous tuberculosis mimicking a mycetoma
RV Vora, NG Diwan, RR Singhal
Department of Skin and VD, Shree Krishna Hospital, Karamsad, Anand, Gujarat, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. R V Vora
Department of Skin and VD, Shree Krishna Hospital, Karamsad, Anand, Gujarat
India
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DOI: 10.4103/jpgm.JPGM_710_16
Atypical presentations of cutaneous tuberculosis (TB) are not uncommon and are frequently overlooked in clinical practice, leading to late diagnosis and increased morbidity. Strong clinical suspicion, histopathology, and response to antituberculous treatment are required for its diagnosis. In today's era, when TB threatens to burst into pandemics again, early diagnosis and treatment are very important for the control of disease. We are reporting a case of cutaneous TB which was initially thought to be a mycetoma.
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