01085nas a2200157 4500000000100000008004100001260002800042100001700070700001300087700001700100245011700117856004900234300001000283490000700293520062700300 2023 d bHind Kusht Nivaran Sang1 aDhattarwal N1 aSharma R1 aDivyashree R00aHistoid Leprosy Presenting with Borderline Tuberculoid Leprosy in Type 1 reaction: An Uncommon Shift of Spectrum uhttps://www.ijl.org.in/article-detail/95/447 a65-710 v953 a

Histoid leprosy is an uncommon variant of leprosy with characteristic clinical, immunological and bacteriological features and is considered to be a polar variant of lepromatous leprosy. Coexistence of other immunologically diverse forms of leprosy in histoid end of spectrum is very rare. We report a rare case of histoid leprosy on multi-drug therapy for last 7 months shifting to borderline tuberculoid spectrum in type 1 reaction or Wade’s contamination, spectral shift