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Case Reports
. 2011 Jul;3(2):110-2.
doi: 10.4103/0974-2727.86844.

De-novo histoid leprosy

Srinivasa V Murthy  1 , Sudha M Rao, Thejaswini, Keerti Mannan
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Case Reports

De-novo histoid leprosy

Srinivasa V Murthy et al. J Lab Physicians. 2011 Jul.

Abstract

Histoid leprosy is a rare form of multibacillary leprosy with distinct clinical and histopathological features. It is a variant of lepromatous leprosy. It occurs in lepromatous patients, who relapse after dapsone monotherapy, in the presence of dapsone resistance or at times 'de-novo'. We describe here a case of histoid leprosy, clinically mimicking neurofibromatosis.

Keywords: Fine needle aspiration cytology; histoid Hansen; lepromatous leprosy.

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Conflict of Interest: None declared.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Photograph showing multiple nodules on the arm
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Figure 2a
Photograph showing multiple nodules on the lower back
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Figure 2b
Photograph showing multiple nodules on the buttock
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Figure 3
Photomicrograph showing epidermal atrophy and grenz zone. The dermis is replaced by spindle-shaped histiocytes arranged in interlacing bundles, whorls or crisscross patterns (H and E, ×100)
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Figure 4
Photomicrograph showing acid-fast bacilli in singles and in clumps (Modified Fite-Faraco stain, ×1000)
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