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PMC7821813_02
clinical appearance at the first visit. Left knee region shows reddish plaque with verrucous surface, elevated edge and erythematous case with accompanied by crusting. Left dorsum pedis showed reddish plaque and patch with crusting
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F1
Left dorsum pedis showed erythematous macules and plaques accompanied by crusting (Figure 1).
chest radiograph and Mantoux test: (A) normal result of chest radiograph; (B) negative result of Mantoux test
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F2
Chest radiograph did not show any abnormalities (Figure 2A). Mantoux test showed negative result (induration of 9 mm) (Figure 2B).
histopathological result showed (A) signs of inflammation in dermis (4x magnification) and (B) lymphocyte and neutrophil (40x magnification)
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F3
The final conclusion of the histopathological examination was suppurative chronic inflammation which can be found in deep mycosis and cutaneous TB (Figure 3A, B).
significant lesion improvement was evident after six months
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F4
At the end of the six-month treatment, a significant improvement was evident (Figure 4).