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lupus vulgaris

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lupus vulgaris [vʌlˈgɛərɪs]
n
(Medicine / Pathology) tuberculosis of the skin, esp of the face, with the formation of raised translucent nodules Sometimes shortened to lupus
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Noun1.lupus vulgaris - tuberculosis of the skin; appears first on the face and heals slowly leaving deep scars
T.B., tuberculosis, TB - infection transmitted by inhalation or ingestion of tubercle bacilli and manifested in fever and small lesions (usually in the lungs but in various other parts of the body in acute stages)
lupus - any of several forms of ulcerative skin disease


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13) Finally, Yerushalmi et al described the case of a patient whose lupus vulgaris was complicated by a metastatic squamous cell carcinoma in the neck.
Coexistent cervical tuberculosis and metastatic squamous cell ... by O'Dwyer, Tigh / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
When it does occur, it is usually secondary either to pulmonary tuberculosis or to lupus vulgaris of the facial skin.
Primary nasal tuberculosis: a case report by Ghorpade, Kanchanmala / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
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