Penile tuberculoid leprosy in a five year old boy

Bikash Ranjan Kar; Gigi Ebenezer; C. K. Job

doi:10.4103/0378-6323.14001

Penile tuberculoid leprosy in a five year old boy

Bikash Ranjan Kar, Gigi Ebenezer, C. K. Job

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A 5-year-old contact of a lepromatous leprosy patient with a tuberculoid lesion on the anterior aspect of the shaft of the penis is reported. The child was clinically suspected to have borderline tuberculoid leprosy during a survey of contacts of leprosy patients, which on histopathology revealed features of subpolar tuberculoid leprosy. The father of the child was recently detected as a case of lepromatous leprosy and was started on multibacillary regime of WHO multidrug therapy. The reason for the localization of the lesion to the shaft of the penis is also suggested. Skin as a route of transmission of tuberculoid leprosy is also emphasized.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	125-127
Number of pages	3
Journal	Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology
Volume	71
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4103/0378-6323.14001
State	Published - Mar 1 2005
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Penile leprosy lesion
Skin transmission

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Dermatology
Infectious Diseases

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Penile tuberculoid leprosy in a five year old boy

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