Diseases

Lupus Vulgaris

A form of cutaneous tuberculosis. It is seen predominantly in women and typically involves the NASAL MUCOSA; BUCCAL MUCOSA; and conjunctival mucosa.

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A form of cutaneous tuberculosis. It is seen predominantly in women and typically involves the NASAL MUCOSA; BUCCAL MUCOSA; and conjunctival mucosa.

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, veterinary, virology.

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do not confuse with LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, CUTANEOUS

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2008

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Lupus Vulgaris. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008177. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008177
  2. Lupus Vulgaris. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lupus_vulgaris
  3. Lupus Vulgaris. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3267710