01005nas a2200241 4500000000100000008004100001653001200042653001800054653002600072653002700098653002500125100001500150700001300165700001400178700001500192700001300207245005100220856007300271300001200344490000600356520038700362022001400749 2018 d10aleprosy10aNerve abscess10aType I lepra reaction10aType II lepra reaction10aRheumatoid arthritis1 aPathania V1 aShelly D1 aShankar P1 aMatharu YS1 aBaveja V00aTwo atypical presentations of lepra reactions. uhttp://www.ijmyco.org/temp/IntJMycobacteriol74390-1997996_053259.pdf a390-3930 v73 a
Leprosy or Hansen's disease is a chronic infectious granulomatous disease with varied presentation, especially in the setting of lepra reactions. We report two such atypical presentations each of Type I and Type II Lepra reactions; the first being an elderly male presenting with fever, while the second case being of a young boy being evaluated for cervical lymphadenitis.
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