01084nas a2200313   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001500055653001100070653002800081653001100109653002500120653002100145653000900166653001900175100001400194700001600208700001500224700002200239700002100261700001300282700001400295700001600309245006100325300001000386490000700396520035300403022001400756       2001                            d  c2001 Mar10aAdolescent10aBiopsy10aDiagnosis, Differential10aHumans10aLeprosy, lepromatous10aLymphoma, T-Cell10aMale10aSkin Neoplasms1 aWalsh D S1 aPrieto-Go D1 aAbalos R M1 aTuur-Saunders S M1 aVillahermosa L G1 aJabien Z1 aWalsh G P1 aFajardo T T00aMalignant T-cell lymphoma mimicking lepromatous leprosy.  a173-50 v263 a<p>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.</p>  a0307-6938