Title
Pulmonary tuberculosis with cutaneous manifestations
Authors
Preetam Singh Katroliya1,*, Pradeep Singh Rajoriya2, Rohit S Shukla3, Neerja Kain4 & Rajesh Kumar Ahirwar5
Affiliation
1Department of Skin and Venereal Diseases, SRVS Medical College, Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh, India; 2Departments of Respiratory Medicine, SRVS Medical College, Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh, India; 3Departments of Respiratory Medicine, Gajra Raja Medical College, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India; 4Consultant pathologist, District hospital, Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh, India; 5Departments of Community Medicine, SRVS Medical College, Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh, India; Corresponding author
Preetam Singh Katroliya - E-mail:
preetam.k11@gmail.com
Pradeep Singh Rajoriya - E-mail: pradeepsinghrajoriya@gmail.com
Rohit S Shukla - E-mail: rohit_shukla2006@yahoo.co.in
Neerja kain - E-mail: neerja.kain0@gmail.com
Rajesh kumar Ahirwar - E-mail: dr.rajesh326@gmail.com
Article Type
Research Article
Date
Received February 1, 2026; Revised February 28, 2026; Accepted February 28, 2026, Published February 28, 2026
Abstract
Pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) rarely presents with cutaneous manifestations, which can pose significant diagnostic and management challenges for healthcare providers. In this hospital-based study of 123 confirmed PTB patients, 18 (14.6%) showed cutaneous involvement, predominantly lupus vulgaris (33.3%) and scrofuloderma (27.8%). Cutaneous manifestations were significantly associated with previous TB treatment, extrapulmonary involvement and severe radiological disease. Lupus vulgaris and scrofuloderma were most frequently linked with active pulmonary tuberculosis. This study advances knowledge by emphasizing the clinical relevance of cutaneous signs as markers of disease burden and the need for integrated dermatological and pulmonary assessment.
Keywords
Pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB), cutaneous tuberculosis, lupus vulgaris, scrofuloderma, extrapulmonary TB
Citation
Katroliya et al. Bioinformation 22(2): 989-993 (2026)
Edited by
Ritik Kashwani
ISSN
0973-2063
Publisher
License
This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
