Lupus Vulgaris

As one of the cutaneous form of tuberculosis, Lupus vulgaris is the most common form and usually occurs in patients who have been previously sensitized to Mycobacterium tuberculosis(1). This is a case report of a 4-year-old girl who was diagnosed to have lupus vulgaris clinically and was then confirmed on histopathological basis. On local examination, the patient had whitish to reddish lesions on her external nose which were also irregularly bordered and well demarcated, The biopsy results showed many dermal stromal granulomas of epithelioid cells, many multinucleated giant cells of Langhans type. This case report is therefore aiming to emphasize on the importance of early diagnosis of Lupus vulgaris of the external nose both clinically and