Table 1.
Classifications for Cutaneous Tuberculosis.
| Classification I | ||
|---|---|---|
| Mechanism of Propagation | Dissemination | Type of Lesion |
| Exogenous | Lupus vulgaris | |
| Tuberculous chancre | ||
| Tuberculosis verrucosa cutis | ||
| Endogenous | Contiguous | Orificial tuberculosis |
| Scrofuloderma | ||
| Hematogenous | Acute miliary tuberculosis | |
| Lupus vulgaris | ||
| Metastatic tuberculous abscess | ||
| Papulonecrotic tuberculid | ||
| Lymphatic | Lupus Vulgaris | |
| Classification II | |
|---|---|
| Form | Type of Lesion |
| Multibacillary | Active miliary tuberculosis |
| Metastatic tuberculous gumma | |
| Tuberculous chancre | |
| Tuberculosis orificialis | |
| Bacillary | Lupus vulgaris |
| Tuberculids | |
| Tuberculosis verrucosa cutis | |