title: Histoid leprosy: a rare exuberant case.
abstract: Leprosy is a neglected disease. We point up the need of recognizing the unusual clinical presentations of the disease in order to make early diagnosis and proper treatment possible, and break the transmission chain. The authors report a rare type of multibacillary leprosy: histoid leprosy and present images of numerous well-circumscribed indurated papules and nodules distributed throughout the entire body.
authors.affiliation: Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
authors.forename: Pedro Jose Secchin de
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Andrade
authors.affiliation: Estácio de Sá University, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
authors.forename: Sulamita Dos Santos Nascimento Dutra
authors.initials: Sdos S
authors.lastname: Messias
authors.affiliation: Estácio de Sá University, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
authors.forename: Paola Cristina Brandão Oliveira
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Ferreira
authors.affiliation: Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
authors.forename: Anna Maria
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Sales
authors.affiliation: Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
authors.forename: Alice de Miranda
authors.initials: Ade M
authors.lastname: Machado
authors.affiliation: Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
authors.forename: José Augusto da Costa
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Nery
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D004893:Erythema Nodosum / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D015440:Leprosy, Lepromatous / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D035583:Rare Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D055815:Young Adult