title: Molluscum contagiosum-like lesions in histoid leprosy in a 10-year-old Indian boy.
abstract: Histoid leprosy is extremely rare in children. Molluscum contagiosum-like lesions in the setting of histoid leprosy is a highly atypical presentation and may signify the process of "transepidermal elimination" in lesions with high bacillary load. A case of histoid leprosy with umbilicated papules and nodules mimicking molluscum contagiosum is reported in a 10-year-old Indian boy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Ram
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chander
authors.forename: Masarat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jabeen
authors.forename: Meenu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Malik
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D015440:Leprosy, Lepromatous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008976:Molluscum Contagiosum / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology*