title: Anti-phospholipid syndrome preceding a diagnosis of lepromatous leprosy.
abstract: A 64-year-old male, with known anti-phospholipid syndrome (APS), which had been diagnosed two years previously, presented to our department with asymptomatic papules over his trunk. Histopathological examination confirmed the diagnosis of lepromatous leprosy. We present this as a case of APS, preceding a diagnosis of lepromatous leprosy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: Feroze
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kaliyadan
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bhaskaran
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Dharmaratnam
authors.forename: Jayasree
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Manoj
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sreekanth
mesh_terms: D016736:Antiphospholipid Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D015440:Leprosy, Lepromatous / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged