Recent Perspective of Denovo Histoid Leprosy | Chapter 4 | Challenges in Disease and Health Research Vol. 1

Leprosy is a chronic inflammatory disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium lepromatosis. Histoid leprosy, a rare clinicopathological form of leprosy, poses a diagnostic challenge to even astute clinicians. We report the case that occurred de novo in an elderly who presented with small to large lesions all over the body. A fresh focus on histoid leprosy is the primary objective of this article, especially in the context of the postglobal leprosy elimination era.

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Dr. Bhawna Sethi
Department of Pathology, S.H.K.M. Government Medical College, Nuh, 122107, Haryana, India.

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