lupus vulgaris

/ˌˈlupəs vəlˌgɛrəs/

Definitions of lupus vulgaris

1. noun

   tuberculosis of the skin; appears first on the face and heals slowly leaving deep scars
   type of:

   T.B., TB, tuberculosis

   infection transmitted by inhalation or ingestion of tubercle bacilli and manifested in fever and small lesions (usually in the lungs but in various other parts of the body in acute stages)

   lupus

   any of several forms of ulcerative skin disease