01517nas a2200277   4500000000100000008004100001260006100042653001000103653001100113653002500124653000900149653002400158653000900182653001900191653001600210100001800226700002000244700001300264245009600277856008000373300001000453490000600463050002100469520073500490022001401225       2012                            d  c2012 Mar 12bOpen Learning on Enteric PathogensaSassari10aAdult10aHumans10aLeprosy, lepromatous10aMale10aNeurofibromatosis 110aSkin10aSkin Neoplasms10aYoung Adult1 aKarthikeyan K1 aLatchoumibady K1 aSowmya S00aDouble trouble: a case of von Recklinghausen's disease with coexistent lepromatous leprosy.  uhttp://www.jidc.org/index.php/journal/about/editorialPolicies#focusAndScope  a287-90 v6  aKARTHIKEYAN 20123 a<p>Leprosy (or Hansen disease) is a tropical disease which affects the skin and nerves leading to deformities and disabilities. Von Recklinghausen's disease (neurofibromatosis 1) is a well-recognized genetic disorder with both cutaneous and systemic manifestations. Lesions of neurofibromatosis may be mistaken for nodules of lepromatous leprosy and vice versa. Occurrence of both von Recklinghausen's disease and lepromatous leprosy together is very rare. Since cutaneous nodules can also occur in neurofibromatosis, lepromatous leprosy can be easily missed. The presence of lepromatous leprosy in a patient with von Recklinghausen's disease is unique and poses certain diagnostic dilemmas which are discussed in this report.</p>  a1972-2680