lupus vulgaris

American  

[vuhl-gair-uhs] / vʌlˈgɛər əs /

noun

Pathology.

1. a rare form of tuberculosis of the skin, characterized by brownish tubercles that often heal slowly and leave scars.

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lupus vulgaris British  

/ vʌlˈɡɛərɪs /

noun

1. Sometimes shortened to: lupus.  tuberculosis of the skin, esp of the face, with the formation of raised translucent nodules

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Etymology

Origin of lupus vulgaris

1855–60; < New Latin: common lupus

Example Sentences

At around the start of the 20th century, scientist Niels Ryberg Finsen developed a light-based treatment for lupus vulgaris, a form of TB that affects the face.

From Salon • Feb. 21, 2025

How would you distinguish epithelioma from syphilitic ulceration, wart, and lupus vulgaris?

From Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine by Stelwagon, Henry Weightman

Treatment consists in administration of moderate to large doses of potassium iodide, and in the employment of antiseptic and parasiticide applications; usually, however, radical treatment, such as employed in lupus vulgaris, may be necessary.

From Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine by Stelwagon, Henry Weightman

Upon what region is lupus vulgaris usually observed?

From Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine by Stelwagon, Henry Weightman

It is more than probable, moreover, that the cutaneous disease so long described as lupus vulgaris is simply a tubercular ulcer of the skin, and not a special disease of unknown causation.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 810, July 11, 1891 by Various