A 78-year-old man complained of pruritic skin lesions over the trunk and all limbs and occasional fever for 3 months. He had papulonodular skin lesions with erythematous base involving anterior as… Click to show full abstract
A 78-year-old man complained of pruritic skin lesions over the trunk and all limbs and occasional fever for 3 months. He had papulonodular skin lesions with erythematous base involving anterior as well as posterior aspects of the trunk and all limbs with predilection for extensor surface (figure 1). Mantoux test was negative. Skin biopsy showed features of papulonecrotic tuberculid (figure 2) with a negative Mycobacterium tuberculosis PCR and acid-fast bacilli stain. CT scan of the chest and abdomen showed multiple, …
               
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