title: Multiple cutaneous nerve abscesses on a healed tuberculoid patch.
abstract: A case of healed tuberculoid leprosy (TT) with multiple superficial nerve abscesses involving the whole cutaneous network on the patch is reported. To the best of our knowledge multiple cutaneous nerve abscesses involving the entire subcutaneous plexus on a TT patch is a very uncommon observation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Safdarjang Hospital, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Saxena
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ravi
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ramesh
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Misra
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mukherjee
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000473:pathology*; D003622:Dapsone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D015441:Leprosy, Tuberculoid / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D012867:Skin / Q000294:innervation*
chemical_list: D003622:Dapsone