Definition of lupus vulgaris in English:
lupus vulgaris
noun-ˈɡɛːrɪsvʌlˈɡɑːrɪsˌlo͞opəs vəlˈɡerəs
mass nounChronic direct infection of the skin with tuberculosis, causing dark red patches.
Example sentencesExamples
- The rash was considered similar to the wound left by a wolf's bite, giving rise to the name lupus for the illness, derived from the Latin for wolf, lupus vulgaris.
- Four years later, he showed that chemical rays had the opposite effect in the treatment of lupus vulgaris (cutaneous tuberculosis).
- Next on the differential is cutaneous tuberculosis, of which lupus vulgaris is the most common type.
- In this way, light-induced high levels of nitric oxide might be responsible for the death of bacteria in the skin that cause lupus vulgaris.
Origin
Mid 19th century: from lupus + Latin vulgaris 'common'.