TY - JOUR
AU - Chang M
AU - Choi P
AB - A 59-year-old immigrant from China presented with a rapidly-enlarging exophytic growth on his
left heel for 4 months. He was also found to have peripheral neuropathy, Charcot's joint, diffuse
erythematous papules and acquired ichthyosis. Classical histologic features of leprosy were noted,
together with atypical verrucoid proliferation. The diagnosis of lepromatous leprosy was made
after clinical-pathological correlation and confirmation by polymerase chain reaction.
BT - Hong Kong journal of dermatology and venereology
J2 - Hong Kong J Dermatol Venereol
LA - eng
N2 - A 59-year-old immigrant from China presented with a rapidly-enlarging exophytic growth on his
left heel for 4 months. He was also found to have peripheral neuropathy, Charcot's joint, diffuse
erythematous papules and acquired ichthyosis. Classical histologic features of leprosy were noted,
together with atypical verrucoid proliferation. The diagnosis of lepromatous leprosy was made
after clinical-pathological correlation and confirmation by polymerase chain reaction.
PY - 2012
SP - 77
EP - 81
T2 - Hong Kong journal of dermatology and venereology
TI - Lepromatous leprosy: a case simulating verrucous carcinoma
UR - http://medcomhk.com/hkdvb/pdf/2012v20n077-081.pdf
VL - 20
ER -