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cutaneous tuberculosis
a type affecting the skin, which may be from an external source (such as autoinoculation), from direct extension of an existing infection, or from spread through lymphatic or blood vessels. It can present with
any of numerous clinical expressions, including lupus vulgaris, tuberculosis verrucosa cutis, scrofuloderma, or papulonecrotic tuberculid.

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