Clinical Profile of Cutaneous Tuberculosis in a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital in Eastern Bihar

Introduction: Cutaneous tuberculosis is an important infectious public health problem in India. The increasing incidence of cutaneous tuberculosis is a marker of active transmission of the disease in the community. The present study was done to report the clinical pattern and types of cutaneous tuberculosis, and atypical presentations if any in all the clinically suspected cutaneous tuberculosis patients attending the dermatology OPD of MGM Medical College & LSK Hospital, Kishanganj, Bihar in one year study duration.