Lupus vulgaris with tubercular lymphadenitis and IgA nephropathy

Clin Exp Nephrol. 2008 Feb;12(1):79-81. doi: 10.1007/s10157-007-0006-5. Epub 2008 Jan 5.

Abstract

A 14-year-old girl presented with a 10-year history of a large crusted plaque over the right thigh for 10 years and small reddish plaque over the left upper back for 3 months. On routine evaluation, she was found to have hematuria. Skin biopsy from the lesion was suggestive of skin tuberculosis (lupus vulgaris), and kidney biopsy showed features of IgA nephropathy (IgAN). Fine-needle aspiration from the inguinal lymph node was consistent with granulomatous disease. The patient has been on anti-tubercular treatment, and the hematuria has subsided.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Female
  • Glomerulonephritis, IGA / etiology*
  • Glomerulonephritis, IGA / pathology
  • Hematuria / etiology
  • Humans
  • Lupus Vulgaris / complications*
  • Lupus Vulgaris / pathology
  • Tuberculosis, Lymph Node / complications*
  • Tuberculosis, Lymph Node / pathology