Histoid leprosy is a rare form of multibacillary leprosy, characterized by the presence of papules, plaques, or nodules whose appearance is keloid-like, skin colored, or erythematous. Fusiform cells are the main histopathological feature. Due to the fact that it can simulate other dermatological lesions, for example, dermatofibroma and neurofibroma, it constitutes a diagnostic challenge for clinicians and pathologists. It is a bacilliferous form of leprosy, and it plays an important role in disease transmission. A case of a patient with histoid leprosy living in the Northeast Region of Brazil is reported.
BT - Anais brasileiros de dermatologia C1 - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34518034 DA - 09/2021 DO - 10.1016/j.abd.2021.04.009 J2 - An Bras Dermatol LA - eng N2 -Histoid leprosy is a rare form of multibacillary leprosy, characterized by the presence of papules, plaques, or nodules whose appearance is keloid-like, skin colored, or erythematous. Fusiform cells are the main histopathological feature. Due to the fact that it can simulate other dermatological lesions, for example, dermatofibroma and neurofibroma, it constitutes a diagnostic challenge for clinicians and pathologists. It is a bacilliferous form of leprosy, and it plays an important role in disease transmission. A case of a patient with histoid leprosy living in the Northeast Region of Brazil is reported.
PY - 2021 T2 - Anais brasileiros de dermatologia TI - Histoid leprosy presenting as a large tumor. UR - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0365059621002105?via%3Dihub SN - 1806-4841 ER -