01116nas a2200241 4500000000100000008004100001260002900042653002000071653001900091653001200110653001500122653000800137653002100145100001300166700001500179700001200194700001400206245010900220856004900329300001200378490000700390520047700397 2023 d bHind Kusht Nivaran Sangh10aHistoid leprosy10aMultibacillary10aSpindle10aVacuolated10aAFB10aNorth East India1 aSharma L1 aPathania V1 aSingh A1 aAgarwal R00aHistoid Leprosy: Are We Still Harbouring Potential Community Menace? A Case Series from North-East India uhttps://www.ijl.org.in/article-detail/95/456 a139-1460 v953 a

Leprosy is a chronic granulomatous disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae. Histoid leprosy is considered an uncommon multibacillary form of leprosy characterized by presence of histoid lepromas which present as erythematous round or oval shaped glistening nodules. Most commonly this form of leprosy is seen in patients on irregular therapy with MDT. In this series we report a total of three cases with their clinical, histopathological and dermoscopic findings.