Lepromatous leprosy of histoid type.
Histoid leprosy is a variant of lepromatous leprosy, which develops as a result of resistance to dapsone monotherapy. Here we report two cases of lepromatous leprosy of histoid type, one with typical and another with atypical presentations.
Annigeri
S R
SR
Department of Microbiology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Belgaum, Karnataka, India. sumatihogade@yahoo.co.in
Metgud
S C
SC
Patil
J R
JR
D000328:Adult; D003622:Dapsone / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007917:Leprostatic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015440:Leprosy, Lepromatous / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009166:Mycobacterium leprae / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification
D007917:Leprostatic Agents; D003622:Dapsone