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DISSEMINATED LUPUS VULGARIS WITHOUT UNDERLYING ACTIVE PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS: A CASE REPORT OF AN ATYPICAL PRESENTATION
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  • Prajwal Pudasaini,
  • Sushil Paudel,
  • Sagar G.C,
  • Sadiksha Adhikari,
  • Prashanta Pudasaini
Prajwal Pudasaini
Gandaki Medical College Teaching Hospital and Research Center Pvt Ltd

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Sushil Paudel
Civil Service Hospital
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Sagar G.C
Civil Service Hospital
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Sadiksha Adhikari
Civil Service Hospital
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Prashanta Pudasaini
Kathmandu Medical College and Teaching Hospital
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Abstract

Lupus vulgaris is a paucibacillary form of cutaneous tuberculosis occurring in those with high immunity. Given the high degree of immunity that underlies this chronic disease, lesion is usually localized and disseminated forms are uncommon. our case of disseminated disease without underlying active pulmonary tubercular foci was an interesting finding