00867nas a2200241   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653000900055653002800064653001100092653001200103653000900115653001800124653002400142653002800166100001300194700001400207245007800221300000900299490000800308520029500316022001400611       1979                            d  c1979 Jul10aAged10aDiagnosis, Differential10aHumans10aleprosy10aMale10aMycobacterium10aMycobacterium avium10aTuberculosis, Cutaneous1 aCole G W1 aGebhard J00aMycobacterium avium infection of the skin resembling lepromatous leprosy.  a71-40 v1013 a<p>A patient on systemic steroid therapy developed a cutaneous papule while histologically resembled lepromatous leprosy. Cultures of this lesion grew Mycobacterium avium. Since there was no evidence of disseminated infection the lesion was excised and the patient continues to do well.</p>  a0007-0963