De-novo Histoid Leprosy
Histoid leprosy is a rare form of multibacillary leprosy with distinct clinical and histopathological features. It is a variant of lepromatous leprosy. It occurs in lepromatous patients, who relapse after dapsone monotherapy, in the presence of dapsone resistance or at times ′de-novo′. We describe h...
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doaj-d8e3b2ad891e4ba7939fe6fd18fe19902020-11-25T03:17:42ZengThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.Journal of Laboratory Physicians0974-27270974-78262011-07-0130211011210.4103/0974-2727.86844De-novo Histoid LeprosySrinivasa V Murthy0Sudha M Rao1Keerti Mannan2Department of Pathology, ESI-PGIMSR, Rajajinagar, Bangalore, IndiaDepartment of Pathology, ESI-PGIMSR, Rajajinagar, Bangalore, IndiaDepartment of Dermatology, ESI-PGIMSR, Rajajinagar, Bangalore, IndiaHistoid leprosy is a rare form of multibacillary leprosy with distinct clinical and histopathological features. It is a variant of lepromatous leprosy. It occurs in lepromatous patients, who relapse after dapsone monotherapy, in the presence of dapsone resistance or at times ′de-novo′. We describe here a case of histoid leprosy, clinically mimicking neurofibromatosis.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/0974-2727.86844fine needle aspiration cytologyhistoid hansenlepromatous leprosy |
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De-novo Histoid Leprosy |
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De-novo Histoid Leprosy |
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Journal of Laboratory Physicians |
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Histoid leprosy is a rare form of multibacillary leprosy with distinct clinical and histopathological features. It is a variant of lepromatous leprosy. It occurs in lepromatous patients, who relapse after dapsone monotherapy, in the presence of dapsone resistance or at times ′de-novo′. We describe here a case of histoid leprosy, clinically mimicking neurofibromatosis. |
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fine needle aspiration cytology histoid hansen lepromatous leprosy |
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