Elephantiasis of the external genitalia: A sequel to cutaneous tuberculosis

Abstract

Tuberculosis continues to be an important public health problem and cutaneous tuberculosis constitutes a minor proportion of extra pulmonary manifestations of tuberculosis. Elephantiasis of the external genitalia, as a sequel to cutaneous tuberculosis, in a 40-year-old diabetic lady is being reported for its rarity. The patient also had lesions of healed scrofuloderma of 27 years′ duration, in both axillae, with residual pedunculated nodules.

Keywords

• <i>Cutaneous tuberculosis
• diabetes mellitus
• elephantiasis
• gumma
• lupus vulgaris
• scrofuloderma </i>