Tuberculoid leprosy presenting as a “racket” lesion

Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia

Letícia Stella Gardini Brandão¹  Gabriela Franco Marques¹  Jaison Antônio Barreto¹  Ana Paula Cota Pinto Coelho¹  Ana Paula De Paiva Serrano¹ 

关键词: Leprosy;    paucibacillary;    Leprosy;    tuberculoid;    Peripheral nerves;   

DOI  :  10.1590/abd1806-4841.20153401

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Abstract The "racket" lesion is a rare presentation of tuberculoid leprosy, which consists of a thickened nerve branch emerging from a tuberculoid plaque. It results from centripetal damage to cutaneous nerves caused by granuloma formation. We describe a typical case of tuberculoid leprosy presenting as a "racket" lesion. The lesion persisted after treatment with paucibacillary multidrug therapy.

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