Despite India achieving the goal of elimination of leprosy as a public health problem, leprosy is still being transmitted in India. However, due to decreased clinical suspicion of leprosy and atypical case presentations, such cases may be not be diagnosed. We present a case report of an unusual presentation of multibacillary leprosy which presented as nodular lesions. This case report indicates that atypical presentations of leprosy may be missed out by primary care physicians.
BT - Journal of laboratory physicians C1 -http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28042219?dopt=Abstract
DO - 10.4103/0974-2727.187919 IS - 1 J2 - J Lab Physicians LA - eng N2 -Despite India achieving the goal of elimination of leprosy as a public health problem, leprosy is still being transmitted in India. However, due to decreased clinical suspicion of leprosy and atypical case presentations, such cases may be not be diagnosed. We present a case report of an unusual presentation of multibacillary leprosy which presented as nodular lesions. This case report indicates that atypical presentations of leprosy may be missed out by primary care physicians.
PY - 2017 SP - 57 EP - 59 T2 - Journal of laboratory physicians TI - Unusual Presentation of Multibacillary Nodular Leprosy. UR - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5015501/ VL - 9 SN - 0974-2727 ER -