Diagnosis: Leprosy tuberculoid
Description: Wasting of the hand muscles and florid contractures
Morphology: Ulcer
Site: Hand,palm
Sex: M
Age: 45
Type: Clinical
Submitted By: Ian McColl
Differential DiagnosisHistory: Tuberculoid leprosy typically shows damage to adjacent peripheral nerves with resulting neuropathic ulceration and traumatic amputation of the toes and fingers or marked flexion contractures of the fingers as in the case above.