Histoid leprosy presenting as a large tumor.

Autor:	Fernandes TRMO; Department of Medical-Surgical Pathology of the Integumentary Apparatus, Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco, Petrolina, PE, Brazil. Electronic address: trmofernandes@gmail.com., Andrade VJS; Department of Medical-Surgical Pathology of the Integumentary Apparatus, Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco, Petrolina, PE, Brazil., Nascimento ID; Department of Medical-Surgical Pathology of the Integumentary Apparatus, Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco, Petrolina, PE, Brazil., Matias AKS; Department of Medical-Surgical Pathology of the Integumentary Apparatus, Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco, Petrolina, PE, Brazil.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Anais brasileiros de dermatologia [An Bras Dermatol] 2021 Nov-Dec; Vol. 96 (6), pp. 759-761. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Sep 10.
DOI:	10.1016/j.abd.2021.04.009
Abstrakt:	Histoid leprosy is a rare form of multibacillary leprosy, characterized by the presence of papules, plaques, or nodules whose appearance is keloid-like, skin colored, or erythematous. Fusiform cells are the main histopathological feature. Due to the fact that it can simulate other dermatological lesions, for example, dermatofibroma and neurofibroma, it constitutes a diagnostic challenge for clinicians and pathologists. It is a bacilliferous form of leprosy, and it plays an important role in disease transmission. A case of a patient with histoid leprosy living in the Northeast Region of Brazil is reported. (Copyright © 2021 Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia. Published by Elsevier España, S.L.U. All rights reserved.)
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