01463nas a2200325   4500000000100000008004100001260001200042653002900054653003000083653001200113653001900125653002200144653001800166653001500184653001300199100001400212700001400226700001600240700001400256700001300270700001200283700001400295700001200309245016100321856012600482300001200608490000600620520049700626022001401123       2020                            d  c01/202010aErythema multiforme like10aerythema nodosum leprosum10aleprosy10amultibacillary10amultidrug therapy10areal-time PCR10aresistance10asteroids1 aSardana K1 aKulhari A1 aMathachan S1 aKhurana A1 aBansal P1 aAhuja A1 aLavania M1 aAhuja M00aLate leprosy reaction presenting as erythema multiforme-like erythema nodosum leprosum with underlying rifampicin resistance and its potential implications.  uhttp://www.ijmyco.org/downloadpdf.asp?issn=2212-5531;year=2020;volume=9;issue=2;spage=226;epage=228;aulast=Sardana;type=2  a226-2280 v93 a<p>Erythema multiforme (EM)-like erythema nodosum leprosum (ENL) is a rare atypical presentation, and its late appearance after the completion of multidrug therapy (MDT) is unusual. We describe the case of a lepromatous leprosy patient who after the completion of MDT presented to us with late EM-like ENL and was found to be resistant to rifampicin. We discuss the implications of this finding and the potential role of resistant bacilli in causing reactions with atypical presentations.</p>  a2212-554X