Tuberculoid leprosy presenting as a “racket” lesion

Abstract

Abstract The "racket" lesion is a rare presentation of tuberculoid leprosy, which consists of a thickened nerve branch emerging from a tuberculoid plaque. It results from centripetal damage to cutaneous nerves caused by granuloma formation. We describe a typical case of tuberculoid leprosy presenting as a "racket" lesion. The lesion persisted after treatment with paucibacillary multidrug therapy.

Keywords

• Leprosy, paucibacillary
• Leprosy, tuberculoid
• Peripheral nerves