title: Unusual Presentation of Multibacillary Nodular Leprosy.
abstract: Despite India achieving the goal of elimination of leprosy as a public health problem, leprosy is still being transmitted in India. However, due to decreased clinical suspicion of leprosy and atypical case presentations, such cases may be not be diagnosed. We present a case report of an unusual presentation of multibacillary leprosy which presented as nodular lesions. This case report indicates that atypical presentations of leprosy may be missed out by primary care physicians.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, KEM Hospital, Acharya Donde Marg, Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Shweta
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Raut
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, KEM Hospital, Acharya Donde Marg, Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Swapna
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kanade
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, KEM Hospital, Acharya Donde Marg, Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Gita
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Nataraj
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, KEM Hospital, Acharya Donde Marg, Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Preeti
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mehta
keywords: Granulomatous inflammation; multibacillary leprosy; nodular leprosy