Histoid leprosy: a rare exuberant case

An Bras Dermatol. 2015 Sep-Oct;90(5):756-7. doi: 10.1590/abd1806-4841.20154049.

Abstract

Leprosy is a neglected disease. We point up the need of recognizing the unusual clinical presentations of the disease in order to make early diagnosis and proper treatment possible, and break the transmission chain. The authors report a rare type of multibacillary leprosy: histoid leprosy and present images of numerous well-circumscribed indurated papules and nodules distributed throughout the entire body.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Biopsy
  • Erythema Nodosum / pathology
  • Humans
  • Leprosy, Lepromatous / pathology*
  • Male
  • Rare Diseases / pathology
  • Young Adult