00959nas a2200277 4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653002800055653002100083653001000104653001100114653001200125653001700137653000900154653001600163653001600179653001800195653001300213100001200226700001300238245008000251300001100331490000700342520031800349022001400667 1987 d c1987 Oct10aDiagnosis, Differential10aErythema Nodosum10aFever10aHumans10aleprosy10aLeukocytosis10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aNeutrophils10aSkin Diseases10aSyndrome1 aKou T T1 aChan H L00aSevere reactional state in lepromatous leprosy simulating Sweet's syndrome. a518-200 v263 a

A male patient with underlying lepromatous leprosy mimicked Sweet's syndrome clinically. He was believed to be in an atypical reactional state recognized as a variant form of erythema nodosum leprosum. In addition to the antileprosy treatment, steroid hormone was required to control the systemic symptoms.

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