An unusual presentation of De-novo Histoid leprosy clinically mimicking as neurofibromatosis


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Case Report

Author :

Savreet Pal Singh, Anchal Bhola, Neelam Gupta, Avnika Jasuja, Mehak Kashyap

Volume :

5

Issue :

1

Abstract :

Histoid leprosy is a rare and uncommon variant of lepromatous leprosy which generally occurs following resistance to dapsone therapy or relapse after dapsonemonotherapy or multidrug therapy. Rarely, it can occur de novo without any history of treatment. We present one such rare case of de-novohistoid leprosy mimicking neurofibromatosis presented in a 43 year old male.

Keyword :

 Denovo, Histoid leprosy, Lepra bacilli.