title: A report on six cases of histoid variety of lepromatous leprosy in children.
abstract: Six cases of histoid variety of lepromatous leprosy among children below 12 years of age were detected in over 3 years period. Bacteriological index was high (3 to 5+). None of the patients had received any anti-leprosy treatment. It is a public health problem because of infectious nature of the disease, therefore early detection and management of this entity among children is important.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Medical College, Gorakhpur.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mohan
authors.forename: N K
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sangal
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Arora
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006644:Histiocytes / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D015440:Leprosy, Lepromatous / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male