01297nas a2200241   4500000000100000008004100001653002500042653002000067653001200087653002400099653003200123100001500155700001000170700001300180700001400193700001700207245008900224856006700313300001000380490000600390520064500396022001401041       2017                            d10aMycobacterium leprae10aLymphadenopathy10aleprosy10alepromatous leprosy10aGeneralized lymphadenopathy1 aMarmik J P1 aJay S1 aMonika A1 aSantosh K1 aJitendra D L00aA rare presentation of generalized lymphadenopathy in a case of lepromatous leprosy.  uhttps://wwjournals.com/index.php/ijar/article/download/869/863  a18-190 v73 a<p>Leprosy, first described in ancient texts from the 6<sup>th</sup> century B.C., is a non-fatal, chronic infectious disease caused by mycobacterium leprae. Mycobacterium leprae is a unique organism with capacity to invade not only Schwann cells but also other parenchymal tissues such as testes, lymph node, larynx, liver, spleen, bone marrow, bone and muscle. The prevalence of leprosy in India is reported to be 0.7/10,000 populations. The disease should be suspected when a patient from an endemic area has suggestive skin lesions or peripheral neuropathy. However, this disease can also present with generalised lymphadenopathy.</p>
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