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Scrofuloderma is one of the cutaneous manifestations of tuberculosis and usually occurs when underlying tuberculosis such as lymphadenitis directly involves the skin. However, the diagnosis of scrofuloderma without other apparent clinical manifestations of tuberculosis is sometimes challenging. A 27-year-old male from Bangladesh presented with a dome-shaped tumor on his right clavicle. MRI showed a high-density area that expanded from the lymph nodes between the internal jugular vein and the common carotid artery into the tumor on his right clavicle. Bacterial examinations of cultures from the tumor detected . Further examinations for pulmonary tuberculosis including chest X-ray and computed tomography did not detect any lesions suggestive of pulmonary tuberculosis. From those examinations, the diagnosis of scrofuloderma was made. We emphasize the importance of recognizing a variety of clinical manifestations of tuberculosis including scrofuloderma due to the recent increase of immigrants from developing countries.
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