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A 12 years old child presenting with painless neck swelling in supraclavicular region which staed discharging after few days. The most probable diagnosis?

A
Scrofuloderma
B
Actinomycosis
C
Botromycosis
D
Fungal mycetoma
High-Yield Explanation
Ans. is 'a' i.e., Scrofulodermascrofuloderma is neck swelling with discharge. SCRUfuloderma is cutaneous tuberculosis due to direct extension of infection from an underlying tuberculosis present either in a lympnode, bone or a joint.Stas as bluish painless swelling, which breaks open to form Sinuses -> Most common presentation is discharging sinuses.

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