@article{2276, keywords = {Adolescent, Biopsy, Diagnosis, Differential, Humans, Leprosy, lepromatous, Lymphoma, T-Cell, Male, Skin Neoplasms}, author = {Walsh D S and Prieto-Go D and Abalos R M and Tuur-Saunders S M and Villahermosa L G and Jabien Z and Walsh G P and Fajardo T T}, title = {Malignant T-cell lymphoma mimicking lepromatous leprosy.}, abstract = {
We describe a 16-year-old Filipino boy who presented with skin lesions highly suggestive of lepromatous leprosy, but further assessment established a diagnosis of malignant T-cell lymphoma. This case emphasizes the extensive differential diagnosis of leprosy, as well as the importance of obtaining skin biopsies for diagnostic confirmation.
}, year = {2001}, journal = {Clinical and experimental dermatology}, volume = {26}, pages = {173-5}, month = {2001 Mar}, issn = {0307-6938}, doi = {10.1046/j.1365-2230.2001.00788.x}, language = {eng}, }