Resident rounds part III: case report: a papulo- nodular eruption with systemic signs and symptoms

J Drugs Dermatol. 2015 Apr;14(4):422.

Abstract

This is a typical presentation of erythema nodosum leprosum in a patient with lepromatous leprosy who recently migrated from Micronesia. The clinical presentation, pathology findings, pathogenesis, and therapeutic options are reviewed here.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Biopsy, Needle
  • Erythema Nodosum / diagnosis*
  • Erythema Nodosum / etiology
  • Erythema Nodosum / pathology
  • Humans
  • Leprosy, Lepromatous / complications
  • Leprosy, Lepromatous / diagnosis*
  • Leprosy, Lepromatous / pathology
  • Male
  • Skin / pathology