Background Rare variants of leprosy pose a diagnostic challenge even to astute clinicians
and histoid leprosy is one such form of disease with unique clinical and histopathological …

Leprosy is a chronic granulomatous inflammation primarily of the peripheral nervous system,
skin, and reticuloendothelial system caused by Mycobacterium leprae. It presents clinically …

Background: Leprosy was declared to be eliminated from India in 2006, but recent reports
point to an increase in newly detected cases despite the overall fall in prevalence. Aim: This …

Background Histoid leprosy (HL) is a rare variant of lepromatous leprosy presenting with
well‐defined smooth shiny papules and nodules. This can mimic many other dermatoses …

Abstract Introduction: Histoid Hansen is rare but a well-defined entity with specific clinical,
histopathological, and bacteriological features. The incidence has been reported to vary …

Introduction: Leprosy continues to be a global public health problem, but draws less
attention because 'prevalence based elimination'has been misinterpreted as eradication …

In December 2005, National leprosy Eradication Programme of India announced elimination
of leprosy as a public health problem at national level. However, a significant number of new …

1 marginally from 10.78 in 2012-2013. A total of 86000 cases were on record as on April 1,
2014, giving a prevalence rate (PR) of 0.68 per 10,000 population2. There were 51.48 per …

Background Histoid leprosy (HL) is a highly bacilliferous form of leprosy which requires early
diagnosis and management. Dermoscopy is a noninvasive diagnostic method for various …

Background Histoid leprosy is a rare variant of lepromatous leprosy characterized by varied
morphological and histopathological appearance while having a high bacillary load. These …