00956nas a2200217   4500000000100000008004100001653002400042653002200066653001200088100001700100700001500117700001400132700001600146700001600162245005700178856006800235300001000303490000700313520040400320022001400724       2015                            d10aTuberculoid leprosy10aPeripheral nerves10aLesions1 aBrandão LSG1 aMarques GF1 aBarreto J1 aCoelho APCP1 aSerrano APP00aTuberculoid leprosy presenting as a "racket" lesion.  uhttp://www.scielo.br/pdf/abd/v90n3/0365-0596-abd-90-03-0420.pdf  a420-20 v903 a<p>The "racket" lesion is a rare presentation of tuberculoid leprosy, which consists of a thickened nerve branch emerging from a tuberculoid plaque. It results from centripetal damage to cutaneous nerves caused by granuloma formation. We describe a typical case of tuberculoid leprosy presenting as a "racket" lesion. The lesion persisted after treatment with paucibacillary multidrug therapy.</p>
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