00857nas a2200193   4500000000100000008004100001653002000042653001200062653002700074100001200101700001500113700001400128245006200142856007500204300001000279490000600289050001500295520035300310       2012                            d10aHistoid leprosy10aleprosy10aMultibacillary leprosy1 aSinha R1 aPandey H S1 aSinghai M00aDe novo Histoid Leprosy masquerading as neurofibromatosis  uhttp://www.casereports.in/SearchResult.aspx?Str=de%20novo&Pagesize=100  a18-200 v2  aSINHA 20123 aHistoid leprosy is a rare form of multibacillary leprosy with unique clinical and histopathological features. Lesions of histoid leprosy can mimic neurofibroma, xanthoma, dermatofibromas, reticulohistiocytosis and cutaneous metastasis. We report a case of “de novo” histoid leprosy which mimicked neurofibromatosis in its clinical presentation.