@article{24087, keywords = {Age Factors, Child, Humans, India, Leprosy, lepromatous, Male, Molluscum Contagiosum, Skin}, author = {Chander R and Jabeen M and Malik M}, title = {Molluscum contagiosum-like lesions in histoid leprosy in a 10-year-old Indian boy.}, abstract = {
Histoid leprosy is extremely rare in children. Molluscum contagiosum-like lesions in the setting of histoid leprosy is a highly atypical presentation and may signify the process of "transepidermal elimination" in lesions with high bacillary load. A case of histoid leprosy with umbilicated papules and nodules mimicking molluscum contagiosum is reported in a 10-year-old Indian boy.
}, year = {2013}, journal = {Pediatric dermatology}, volume = {30}, pages = {e261-2}, month = {2013 Nov-Dec}, issn = {1525-1470}, doi = {10.1111/pde.12161}, language = {eng}, }