Case Report

Dermoscopic Observations in a Patient with Lupus Vulgaris on Antituberculosis Therapy

10.6003/jtad.17114c5

  • Pinar Incel Uysal
  • Ridvan Gunes
  • Basak Yalcin
  • Ferda Artuz

J Turk Acad Dermatol 2017;11(4):0-0

Observation:

Dermatoscope, a modified magnifying lense, faciliate a non-invasive rapid screening of skin lesions. Some specific patterns have been described for the diagnosis of scabies, viral warts, molluscum contagiosum, pediculosis, ticks, cutaneous leishmeniasis. Recent observations have revealed the impact of dermatoscopy in the diagnosis of lupus vulgaris.

Keywords: Cutaneous tuberculosis, Dermoscopy, Entodermoscopy, Lupus vulgaris