01269nas a2200301   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653002800055653001100083653003100094653002800125653002200153653001000175653001100185653001100196653001600207653001200223653001600235653001500251100001100266700001100277700000900288245007000297300001000367490000700377520056900384022001400953       2013                            d  c2013 May10aAntibodies, Antinuclear10aBiopsy10aConnective Tissue Diseases10aDiagnosis, Differential10aDiagnostic Errors10aEdema10aFemale10aHumans10aHypesthesia10aleprosy10aMiddle Aged10aSkin Ulcer1 aChao G1 aFang L1 aLu C00aLeprosy with ANA positive mistaken for connective tissue disease.  a645-80 v323 a<p>Leprosy is associated with the occurrence of various skin lesions such as macules, papules, plaques, nodules, and even diffused infiltration, depending on the patient's immune response. Its clinical presentation is often different from the usual pattern, leading to confusion in diagnosis. We present a case of leprosy with ANA positive that was mistaken for connective tissue disease. In this case, we want to tell that doctors should not only depend on laboratory index for diagnosis, the misdiagnosis may lead to delaying illness and aggravating illness.</p>  a1434-9949