Turkey ear as a cutaneous manifestation of tuberculosis

Authors : Ayush Pandey, Poorvi , Mohit Bhardwaj

DOI : 10.18231/j.sajhp.2023.016

Volume : 6

Issue : 3

Year : 2023

Page No : 73-75

Lupus vulgaris is the most common morphological variant of cutaneous tuberculosis. Classical lupus lesions are often seen in the head and neck region. Turkey ear is a clinically descriptive term, previously being used for the earlobe with reddish indurated plaque lesions, which recently can be a sign for lupus vulgaris.


Keywords: Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG), DNA, ATT


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