01159nas a2200265   4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653001000059653001100069653001100080653001200091653000900103653002200112653000900134100001500143700001400158700001500172700001900187245006300206300001000269490000700279050003200286520056100318022001400879       2004                            d  c2004 Oct-Dec10aAdult10aBiopsy10aHumans10aleprosy10aMale10aPeripheral nerves10aSkin1 aKamath H D1 aSukumar D1 aShetty N J1 aNandaKishore B00aGiant lesions in histoid leprosy--an unusual presentation.  a355-80 v76  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>A forty-year-old man presented with multiple, asymptomatic, raised lesions of one-year duration. Well-defined, non-tender papules and nodules were seen on the normal looking skin. Few giant lesions were seen over the lower legs and feet. Diffuse infiltration of the face and ears was present. Bilateral ulnar, radial cutaneous, sural and right superficial peroneal nerves were thickened. Slit-skin smear from a nodule had a BI of 6+. Biopsy showed features of histoid leprosy. The lesions had developed de novo, without previous dapsone monotherapy.</p>  a0254-9395