Acessibilidade / Reportar erro

Histoid leprosy: a rare exuberant case* * Study conducted at the Souza Araújo Outpatient clinic (ASA), Leprosy Laboratory (LAHAN), Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz) – Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Brazil.

Abstract

Leprosy is a neglected disease. We point up the need of recognizing the unusual clinical presentations of the disease in order to make early diagnosis and proper treatment possible, and break the transmission chain. The authors report a rare type of multibacillary leprosy: histoid leprosy and present images of numerous well-circumscribed indurated papules and nodules distributed throughout the entire body.

Keywords:
Diagnosis, differential; Leprosy; Leprosy, multibacillary; Mycobacterium leprae; Neglected diseases

Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia Av. Rio Branco, 39 18. and., 20090-003 Rio de Janeiro RJ, Tel./Fax: +55 21 2253-6747 - Rio de Janeiro - RJ - Brazil
E-mail: revista@sbd.org.br