01474nas a2200229   4500000000100000008004100001653001100042653002000053653002400073653001700097100001300114700001100127700001400138700001200152700001100164700001300175245008800188856005500276490000600331520089300337022001401230       2016                            d10aBiopsy10aEarly Diagnosis10alepromatous leprosy10aNasal Mucosa1 aShetty J1 aBhat S1 aGirisha B1 aAroor R1 aBhat V1 aPrasad K00aNasal lepromatous leprosy mimicking as rhinoscleroma: An insight to early diagnosis  uhttp://www.scopemed.org/fulltextpdf.php?mno=2157680 v63 a<p>Leprosy is an infectious disease caused by an acid fast bacilli <em>Mycobacterium leprae</em>. It affects all age groups with no sex predilections. Skin and peripheral nerves are commonly involved. Nasal manifestations of leprosy in the form of nodules and crusting are less known, but in some cases it may precede the skin lesions much earlier. Nasal biopsies are nearly 100 % positive in lepromatous pole of the disease. Presence of large distended histiocytes complimented by Fite ferraco stain will aid in diagnosis. With these findings, clinicians and pathologists should have an insight to keep leprosy as a differential diagnosis, so that treatment is instituted early to prevent disabilities and morbidities. We present an adult female who presented with nodular lesions on the nasal septum and inferior turbinates, biopsy of which showed features of lepromatous leprosy.</p>
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