Title

Scrofuloderma - An enigmatic case

Authors

Yagnik Prafulchandra Tank^1,* & Bansari Yagnik Tank²

Affiliation

¹Department of Pathology, Dr. N. D. Desai faculty of Medical Science and Research, Dharmsinh Desai University, Nadiad, Gujarat, India; ²Department of Microbiology, Dr. N. D. Desai faculty of Medical Science and Research, Dharmsinh Desai University, Nadiad, Gujarat, India; *Corresponding author

Email

Yagnik Prafulchandra Tank - E-mail: yagniktank.medical@ddu.ac.in

Bansari Yagnik Tank - E-mail: bansaritank.medical@ddu.ac.in

Article Type

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Date

Received July 1, 2026; Revised July 31, 2026; Accepted July 31, 2026, Published July 31, 2026

Abstract

Scrofuloderma, a commonest form of cutaneous tuberculosis, less common worldwide and not uncommon in India, which is clinically important form of mycobacterial infection. It is commonly arising from underlying infected lymph node or any bony structure to overlying skin. It is commonly presented as chronic granulomatous inflammation with overlying skin ulcers and/ or abscess and often misinterpreted as cold abscess or other dermatological conditions. This case report gives an overview of the clinical journey of the patient who presented at tertiary care center, undergo various clinical, radiological and laboratory evaluations to overcome diagnosis.

Keywords

Scrofuloderma, cutaneous tuberculosis, chronic granulomatous inflammation, cold abscess

Citation

Tank & Tank, Bioinformation 22(7): 4316-4318 (2026)

Edited by

P Kangueane

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

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.