Borderline tuberculoid leprosy

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Borderline tuberculoid leprosy
Leprosy - Borderline Tuberculoid (BT) - 1.jpg
Section of skin showing epithelioid granulomas in the dermis and reduction in the number of appendages.

Borderline tuberculoid leprosy is a cutaneous condition similar to tuberculoid leprosy except the skin lesions are smaller and more numerous.[1]: 345 

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  1. James, William D.; Berger, Timothy G.; et al. (2006). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: clinical Dermatology. Saunders Elsevier. ISBN 0-7216-2921-0.

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