01317nas a2200253   4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653002600059653001000085653001100095653001200106653001900118653000900137653002200146100001500168700002000183245008200203856006900285300000900354490000700363050001600370520066300386022001401049       2012                            d  c2012 Jan-Mar10aAntitubercular Agents10aChild10aHumans10aleprosy10aLupus Vulgaris10aMale10aTreatment Outcome1 aMandal B C1 aBandyopadhyay G00aLeprosy mimicry of lupus vulgaris and misdiagnosis of leprosy--a case report.  uhttp://www.ijl.org.in/2012/jan-mar/4_Mandal_et_al_casereport.pdf  a23-50 v84  aMANDAL 20123 a<p>Leprosy and tuberculosis (TB) both are still rampant in India. Leprosy predominantly presents through skin manifestations whereas cutaneous manifestations of TB though not so frequent but are not rare. Lupus vulgaris (LV), the commonest of all cutaneous manifestations of TB, mimics leprosy very closely and may prompt the examiner to misdiagnose leprosy, especially, by health workers (HW), in a field situation, where leprosy is diagnosed and treated on clinical basis alone as per NLEP guidelines. Because of existing stigmata, such wrong diagnosis can put the patient and the party under psychological stress and creates unnecessary complications.</p>  a0254-9395