[Lupus vulgaris. Cutaneous tuberculosis in a Vietnamese refugee]

Since 1990 there has been a slight increase in the number of cases of tuberculosis in Norway. Tuberculosis can affect the skin with or without apparent involvement of internal organs. A case of lupus vulgaris in a 13 year-old male Vietnamese refugee is described. The Pirquet test was strongly positive. However, no involvement of lungs or other internal organs was found. Clinical remission was achieved using isoniazide and rifampicin.