title: Single lesion borderline lepromatous leprosy.
abstract: A patient is reported who presented with a single lesion on the face which, on histopathological examination, was found to be borderline lepromatous leprosy. The importance of doing skin smears as a routine in all patients to differentiate Multibacillary from Paucibacillary disease is emphasized.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Schieffelin Leprosy Research & Training Center, Karigiri, Vellore, South India. karbikash@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Bikash
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ranjan Kar
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Belliappa
authors.forename: Gigi
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ebenezer
authors.forename: C K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Job
mesh_terms: D005145:Face; D005260:Female; D006099:Granuloma / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D015439:Leprosy, Borderline / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D015440:Leprosy, Lepromatous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000473:pathology; D008264:Macrophages / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D012867:Skin / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology