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

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

Sulochana S Bhandarkar  1 , Padmavathy Lanka  2 , Lakshmana Rao Lanka  3 , Emir Veledar  4 , Michael Y Bonner  1 , Jamie MacKelfresh  1   5 , Jack L Arbiser  1   3
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Comparative Study

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

Sulochana S Bhandarkar et al. Exp Dermatol. 2016 Jun.
No abstract available

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

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest: There are no conflicts of interests for all authors: SSB, PL, LRL, EV, MYB, JM, and JLA.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1. Distribution of Wilcoxon Scores for vessel count (CD31) in Lupus Vulgaris (LV) and Tuberculosis Verrucosa Cutis (TBVC) specimens
TBVC was significantly more angiogenic than LV.
Figure 2
Figure 2. Representative CD31 staining in TBVC (A.) and LV (B.)
The mean staining of CD31 in TBVC was 10.1 compared to LV, which had a mean CD31 staining of 4.8.
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