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Monica Juneja

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PubMed2006

Bilateral ocular scrofuloderma with orbital tuberculosis.

Ocular scrofuloderma with orbital tuberculosis is a rarely described presentation of childhood tuberculosis. Bilateral involvement has not been reported earlier in the medical literature. Here is reported a 3-year-old boy who presented with bilateral infraorbital swellings of tubercular etiology. Computed tomography (CT) scan of the upper face revealed enhancing soft tissue lesions in both the lower lids of the eyes, with extraconal extension into the orbits and with erosion of the right zygomatic bone. Tubercular etiology was confirmed by the Ziehl Neelsen staining of the aspirate from the lesion, which was positive for acid-fast bacilli and growth of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the aspirate culture. The patient showed marked improvement of his lesions on anti-tubercular treatment.

Child, Preschool↗
PubMed2005

Primary tubercular osteomyelitis of the sternum.

Tubercular involvement of the sternum, leading to osteomyelitis, is a rarely described entity even in countries where tuberculosis is endemic. Presentation in pediatric age group is even more uncommon. We describe a 12 year old girl who presented with a mass over the manubruim sterni and fever. CT chest demonstrated a soft tissue mass in the anterior mediastinum, eroding the cortex of the manubrium. Tubercular etiology was suggested by presence of epithelioid granulomas and acid fast bacilli in the Ziehl-Neelsen staining of the aspirate from the lesion. The patient responded well to antitubercular treatment.

Antitubercular Agents↗
PubMed2005

Cutaneous tuberculosis mimicking sporotrichosis.

The authors describe an unusual presentation of lupus vulgaris in a 5-year-old boy. The lesions had a linear arrangement with proximal spread mimicking sporotrichosis. Histopathology of the lesions revealed tuberculoid granulomas. Tubercular etiology was confirmed by the demonstration of acid fast bacilli in the smears from the regional lymph node aspirate stained with Ziehl Neelsen stain, and growth of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the aspirate culture. The patient showed marked improvement of his lesions on anti-tubercular treatment.

Child, Preschool↗