%0 Journal Article
%T Transepidermal elimination of Mycobacterium leprae in histoid leprosy: A case report suggesting possible participation of skin in leprosy transmission
%A Ghorpade Ashok
%J Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology
%D 2011
%I Medknow Publications
%X An Indian patient of histoid leprosy presenting de novo, having numerous solid staining bacilli inside the intact epidermis and eliminating bacilli from the intact and the eroded epidermis, is reported. The diagnosis, suggested by the clinical features, was confirmed histopathologically. This unusual report indicates possible participation of skin in leprosy transmission.
%K Histoid leprosy
%K transepidermal leprosy transmission
%U http://www.ijdvl.com/article.asp?issn=0378-6323;year=2011;volume=77;issue=1;spage=59;epage=61;aulast=Ghorpade