Tuberculoid leprosy presenting as a “racket” lesion
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Tuberculoid leprosy presenting as a “racket” lesion*
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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عنوان ژورنال: Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0365-0596
DOI: 10.1590/abd1806-4841.20153401