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Type II reaction without erythema nodosum leprosum masquerading as lymphoma
Rahul Mahajan
  Rahul Mahajan
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Department of Dermatology, Venereology, and Leprology, Department of Histopathology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India
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Sunil Dogra
  Sunil Dogra
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Department of Dermatology, Venereology, and Leprology, Department of Histopathology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India
Correspondence to: Sunil Dogra, Assistant Professor, Department of Dermatology, Venereology, and Leprology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India (Tel: +911722756559; Fax No: +911722744401; e-mail: sundogra@hotmail.com)
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Inderjeet Kaur
  Inderjeet Kaur
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Department of Dermatology, Venereology, and Leprology, Department of Histopathology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India
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Savita Yadav
  Savita Yadav
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Department of Dermatology, Venereology, and Leprology, Department of Histopathology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India
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Uma Nahar Saikia
  Uma Nahar Saikia
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Department of Histopathology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India
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Anil Budania
  Anil Budania
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Department of Dermatology, Venereology, and Leprology, Department of Histopathology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India
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Lepromatous leprosy is a multisystem disease that can involve many organ systems, with lymph nodes a common extra-cutaneous site to be affected. Rarely, multibacillary leprosy can be confused with other diseases like lymphomas and connective tissue diseases. Herein we report a patient of lepromatous leprosy with Type II lepra reaction involving lymph nodes who presented with generalised lymphadenopathy, acquired ichthyosis and constitutional symptoms but no cutaneous lesions to suggest erythema nodosum leprosum, and who was initially misdiagnosed as a case of Hodgkin’s lymphoma

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Rahul Mahajan, Sunil Dogra, Inderjeet Kaur, Savita Yadav, Uma Nahar Saikia, Anil Budania;
Type II reaction without erythema nodosum leprosum masquerading as lymphoma; Leprosy Review; 2012; 83; 4; 378-383; DOI: 10.47276/lr.83.4.378
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DOI: 10.47276/lr.83.4.378

articleview.journal_title: Leprosy Review
articleview.publisher: British Leprosy Relief Association
articleview.publisher_location: Colchester, UK
articleview.article_date_pre accepted on 28 September 2012 and articleview.pub_on 01 December 2012
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LEPROSY
Leprosy Review
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British Leprosy Relief Association
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10.47276/lr.83.4.378
Case Report
Type II reaction without erythema nodosum leprosum masquerading as lymphoma
R. Mahajan et al.
Type II reaction masquerading as lymphoma
MahajanRahul
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DograSunil
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KaurInderjeet
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YadavSavita
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SaikiaUma Nahar
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BudaniaAnil
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Department of Dermatology, Venereology, and Leprology, Department of Histopathology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India
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Department of Histopathology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India
Correspondence to: Sunil Dogra, Assistant Professor, Department of Dermatology, Venereology, and Leprology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India (Tel: +911722756559; Fax No: +911722744401; e-mail: )
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Lepromatous leprosy is a multisystem disease that can involve many organ systems, with lymph nodes a common extra-cutaneous site to be affected. Rarely, multibacillary leprosy can be confused with other diseases like lymphomas and connective tissue diseases. Herein we report a patient of lepromatous leprosy with Type II lepra reaction involving lymph nodes who presented with generalised lymphadenopathy, acquired ichthyosis and constitutional symptoms but no cutaneous lesions to suggest erythema nodosum leprosum, and who was initially misdiagnosed as a case of Hodgkin’s lymphoma