Tuberculosis verrucosa cutis lesions exhibit a greater microvessel count than lupus vulgaris lesions

Exp Dermatol. 2016 Jun;25(6):479-80. doi: 10.1111/exd.12980. Epub 2016 May 12.

Authors

Sulochana S Bhandarkar¹, Padmavathy Lanka², Lakshmana Rao Lanka³, Emir Veledar⁴, Michael Y Bonner¹, Jamie MacKelfresh^{1

5}, Jack L Arbiser^{1

3}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.
² Department of Dermatology, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Atlanta, GA, USA.
³ Department of Pathology, Vinayaka Mission's Medical College, Karaikal, Pondicherry UT, India.
⁴ Baptist Health South Flordia, Jacksonville, FL, USA.
⁵ Department of Pathology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.

No abstract available

Keywords: angiogenesis; cutaneous tuberculosis; lupus vulgaris; mycobacteria; tuberculosis verrucosa cutis.

Publication types

Comparative Study
Letter
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Humans
Lupus Vulgaris / pathology*
Microvessels
Neovascularization, Pathologic
Skin / blood supply*
Skin / pathology
Tuberculosis, Cutaneous / pathology*

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