title: Type II reaction without erythema nodosum leprosum masquerading as lymphoma.
abstract: Lepromatous leprosy is a multisystem disease that can involve many organ systems, with lymph nodes a common extra-cutaneous site to be affected. Rarely, multibacillary leprosy can be confused with other diseases like lymphomas and connective tissue diseases. Herein we report a patient of lepromatous leprosy with Type II lepra reaction involving lymph nodes who presented with generalised lymphadenopathy, acquired ichthyosis and constitutional symptoms but no cutaneous lesions to suggest erythema nodosum leprosum, and who was initially misdiagnosed as a case of Hodgkin's lymphoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Venereology, and Leprology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India.
authors.forename: Rahul
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mahajan
authors.forename: Sunil
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dogra
authors.forename: Inderjeet
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kaur
authors.forename: Savita
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yadav
authors.forename: Uma Nahar
authors.initials: UN
authors.lastname: Saikia
authors.forename: Anil
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Budania
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D004893:Erythema Nodosum; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007057:Ichthyosis / Q000473:pathology; D015440:Leprosy, Lepromatous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology*; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology; D008206:Lymphatic Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male