title: Tuberculoid leprosy presenting as a "racket" lesion.
abstract: The "racket" lesion is a rare presentation of tuberculoid leprosy, which consists of a thickened nerve branch emerging from a tuberculoid plaque. It results from centripetal damage to cutaneous nerves caused by granuloma formation. We describe a typical case of tuberculoid leprosy presenting as a "racket" lesion. The lesion persisted after treatment with paucibacillary multidrug therapy.
authors.affiliation: Lauro de Souza Lima Institute, Bauru, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Letícia Stella Gardini
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Brandão
authors.affiliation: Lauro de Souza Lima Institute, Bauru, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Gabriela Franco
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Marques
authors.affiliation: Lauro de Souza Lima Institute, Bauru, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Jaison Antônio
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Barreto
authors.affiliation: Lauro de Souza Lima Institute, Bauru, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Ana Paula Cota Pinto
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Coelho
authors.affiliation: Lauro de Souza Lima Institute, Bauru, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Ana Paula de Paiva
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Serrano
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D006099:Granuloma / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D015441:Leprosy, Tuberculoid / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D011826:Radial Nerve; D017192:Skin Diseases, Bacterial / Q000473:pathology*