Abstract

A 5-year-old contact of a lepromatous leprosy patient with a tuberculoid lesion on the anterior aspect of the shaft of the penis is reported. The child was clinically suspected to have borderline tuberculoid leprosy during a survey of contacts of leprosy patients, which on histopathology revealed features of subpolar tuberculoid leprosy. The father of the child was recently detected as a case of lepromatous leprosy and was started on multibacillary regime of WHO multidrug therapy. The reason for the localization of the lesion to the shaft of the penis is also suggested. Skin as a route of transmission of tuberculoid leprosy is also emphasized.

Details

Title
Penile tuberculoid leprosy in a five year old boy
Author
Kar, Bikash; Ebenezer, Gigi; Job, C
Pages
125-7
Publication year
2005
Publication date
Mar/Apr 2005
Publisher
Scientific Scholar
ISSN
03786323
e-ISSN
19983611
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
195103350
Copyright
Copyright Medknow Publications Mar/Apr 2005