Lupus Vulgaris - With Elbow Deformity

Lupus vulgaris is a form of cutaneous tuberculosis. It occurs in previously sensitized individuals with a moderate degree of immunity against tubercle bacilli. The lesions are acquired by hematogenous spread from an underlying tuberculosis focusor by direct inoculation. [1] Cutaneous tuberculosis is a rare infection that represents 1 -1.5% of extrapulmonary tuberculosis whose etiological agents are Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Mycobacterium bovis, attenuated form of Bacillus Calmette -Guerin (BCG vaccine).Here, we present a case of a 76 -year -old male who presented to the OPD with Lupus vulgaris.