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Granulomatous cheilitis secondary to tuberculosis in a child
M Bhattacharya1, K Rajeshwari1, K Sardana2, P Gupta3
1 Department of Pediatrics, Maulana Azad Medical College and Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi -110 002, India
2 Department of Dermatology, Maulana Azad Medical College and Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi -110 002, India
3 Department of Pathology, Maulana Azad Medical College and Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi -110 002, India
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M Bhattacharya
Department of Pediatrics, Maulana Azad Medical College and Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi -110 002
India
Granulomatous cheilitis is a chronic granulomatous inflammation of the lips that can be secondary to various etiologies. A few infectious agents including Mycobacterium tuberculosis have been implicated in its etiology. It can be the clinical presentation of a tuberculide resulting from a hypersensitivity reaction to an underlying focus of tuberculosis such as pulmonary tuberculosis.
This case report describes a child with granulomatous cheilitis with pulmonary tuberculosis, who responded to anti-tubercular treatment. This is probably the first pediatric case of this rare condition.
How to cite this article:
Bhattacharya M, Rajeshwari K, Sardana K, Gupta P. Granulomatous cheilitis secondary to tuberculosis in a child.J Postgrad Med 2009;55:190-192
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Bhattacharya M, Rajeshwari K, Sardana K, Gupta P. Granulomatous cheilitis secondary to tuberculosis in a child. J Postgrad Med [serial online] 2009 [cited 2023 Mar 31 ];55:190-192
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