Sub-polar lepromatous leprosy presenting as urticarial wheals: a case report.
A 40-year male lepromatous leprosy patient presented with four, slightly erythematous patches, with multiple urticaria-like wheals, distributed over the body symmetrically and with thickened right ulnar and right common peroneal nerves. He was previously diagnosed as a case of chronic idiopathic urticaria. Slit skin smear from the patches and urticarial wheals showed a BI of 3+ and skin biopsy showed some features of borderline lepromatous leprosy (BL).
Barman
K Deb
KD
Department of Dermatology and Venereology, NSCB Medical College, Jabalpur 482 003. kdebbarman@yahoo.com
Gupta
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Saify
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Luthra
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D000328:Adult; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D006801:Humans; D007917:Leprostatic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015440:Leprosy, Lepromatous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D014581:Urticaria / Q000175:diagnosis*
D007917:Leprostatic Agents