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Thomas W. Nisbet, M.D.; Charles R. Caskey, M.D.

Arch Derm Syphilol. 1938;38(4):644-648.

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Lupus Vulgaris (Hypertrophic). Presented by DR. STANLEY CHAMBERS, DR. STANLEY ANDERSON and DR. M. NORRIS ROSENBERG.

M. Y., a white man aged 39, has had chronic pulmonary tuberculosis (arrested) for several years. He first had trouble in the anal region about twenty years ago. At that time several operations were performed for fistula in ano. After these the skin remained thickened. At present there is on the left buttock, extending from the median line and the region of the anal mucosa laterally, a large area of cutaneous hypertrophy approximately 3 by 6 inches (8 by 15 cm.). The surface appears edematous and granulomatous, with slight exudation and crusting. On the borders are small ulcerations from which pus can be expressed. The patient's sputum and a direct smear from the tissue showed no tubercle bacilli. The Wassermann reaction was negative. The histologic examination showed marked cellular infiltration of the entire corium. . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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