De Novo Histoid Leprosy in an Elderly: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

• Auteurs principaux: Deepak Dimri (Auteur), Bhawna Sethi (Auteur), Yogesh Kumar (Auteur)
• Format: Livre
• Publié: Hindawi Limited, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Sujets: article
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Histoid leprosy, an uncommon variant of lepromatous leprosy, develops usually as relapse in lepromatous patients who are on dapsone monotherapy, but uncommonly arises de novo. This rare form of the disease, with unique clinical and histopathological features, may pose a diagnostic challenge even to...