Lupus Vulgaris
Misdiagnosis can result in severe skin lesions in lupus vulgaris
Published in Hematology Week, May 2nd, 2005
According to a recent report published in the International Journal of Leprosy and Other Mycobacterial Diseases, "Lupus vulgaris is a variant of cutaneous tuberculosis.
"Its more destructive and mutilating clinical forms have become rarer in consonance of a general decline of cutaneous tuberculosis. It is rarely seen now in developed countries due to stringent control measures, improved quality of living and effective therapeutic regimens."
"Misdiagnosis, neglect, or late diagnosis may result in severe, ulcerative and mutilating 'wolf eaten' skin lesions,"...
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Source: Hematology Week (2005-05-02)
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