Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery
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Lepromatous leprosy (LL) is a generalized disease, usually with numerous papules, nodules, or plaques containing abundant Mycobacterium leprae and affecting wide areas of the skin. ⋯ The presentation of LL or borderline lepromatous leprosy (BL) as a single cutaneous lesion (or localized lesions) is a rare presentation of multibacillary disease, and such cases can be undertreated. This case also highlights the need to further explore the role of immunoprophylaxis or chemoprophylaxis in the contacts of multibacillary cases.