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Cutaneous Tuberculosis

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Cutaneous tuberculosis (TB) is a heterogeneous group of skin infections caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (and rarely M. bovis or attenuated BCG), classified by the route of infection and the host's immune status. Though only ~1–2% of all TB, it is a recurring NEET PG favourite for its classic morphology — the apple-jelly nodule of lupus vulgaris, scrofuloderma over lymph nodes, and the immunological "tuberculids.

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