Diffuse leprosy with "deck-chair" sign

A 55-year-old male presented with asymptomatic extensive skin lesions since one year. He was found to have diffuse lesions involving the face, trunk, arms, and thighs along with symmetric peripheral nerve thickening. Bacteriological and histopathological examination confirmed lepromatous leprosy. Th...

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Published in:Indian Dermatology Online Journal 2015-05, Vol.6 (3), p.204-206
Main Authors: Shenoy, M Manjunath, Bendigeri, Mukhtar Ahmed, Kamath, Prshanth R, Vishal, B
Format: Article
Language:English
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Case Report
Deck-chair sign
diffuse infiltration
Leprosy
Skin
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Summary:A 55-year-old male presented with asymptomatic extensive skin lesions since one year. He was found to have diffuse lesions involving the face, trunk, arms, and thighs along with symmetric peripheral nerve thickening. Bacteriological and histopathological examination confirmed lepromatous leprosy. There was a conspicuous sparing of the abdominal creases and axillae from the infiltrative lesions suggesting a positive "deck-chair" sign. This sign has been described in the past with papulo-erythroderma of Ofuji and certain other disorders. Leprosy may be now included among the causes of "deck-chair" sign.
ISSN:2229-5178
2249-5673
DOI:10.4103/2229-5178.156408