Borderline tuberculoid leprosy, lupus vulgaris and pulmonary tuberculosis: A rare association

Borderline Tuberculoid Leprosy Associated with Histoid Leprosy

Coexistence of two immunologically diverse forms of leprosy in an individual is very rare. Herein, we report a case of association of borderline tuberculoid (BT) leprosy with histoid leprosy (HL) in a young immune competent male. He was diagnosed as a case of BT leprosy 10 years ago and now presented with multiple papules and nodules. Histopathological examination of biopsy taken from patch and...

"Tap sign" in tuberculoid and borderline tuberculoid leprosy.

Deep pain upon percussion of lesions over bone in tuberculoid leprosy, in spite of superficial sensory impairment, has been described as the "Tap Sign" (TS). This study was conducted to identify possible causes for this phenomenon and to determine the sensitivity and specificity of this sign in leprosy patients with lesions overlying bone. In 37/53 patients with lesions over bone, the sensitivi...

Relapsed and Borderline Cases of Tuberculoid Leprosy

Borderline-tuberculoid relapse in lepromatous leprosy.

We report details of 2 patients who had been treated for a long time by dapsone monotherapy and who had remained smear negative for over 10 years, but were found to have relapsed with borderline-tuberculoid (BT) leprosy.

Trigeminal trophic syndrome complicating a case of borderline tuberculoid leprosy.

An example of trigeminal trophic syndrome presenting as ulceration of ala nasi in a case of borderline tuberculoid leprosy is reported. To the best of our knowledge, this is only the second case report of this manifestation in leprosy to be documented.