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Volume 29, Number 8—August 2023
Research Letter

Case Report of Leprosy in Central Florida, USA, 2022

Aashni Bhukhan, Charles DunnComments to Author , and Rajiv Nathoo
Author affiliation: Kansas City University–Graduate Medical Education/Advanced Dermatology and Cosmetic Surgery Consortium, Orlando, Florida, USA

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Lepromatous leprosy in a 54-year-old man in central Florida, USA, 2022. A, B) Leonine facies with waxy yellow papules. C) Violaceous nonblanching macules coalescing into patches along dorsum of feet bilaterally. D, E) Erythematous papules coalescing into plaques along extensor aspects of upper and lower extremities bilaterally. Plaques notably demonstrated a moderate degree of dysesthesia.

Figure. Lepromatous leprosy in a 54-year-old man in central Florida, USA, 2022. A, B) Leonine facies with waxy yellow papules. C) Violaceous nonblanching macules coalescing into patches along dorsum of feet bilaterally. D, E) Erythematous papules coalescing into plaques along extensor aspects of upper and lower extremities bilaterally. Plaques notably demonstrated a moderate degree of dysesthesia.

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