Biomedicine

Abstract

Leonine facies is an entity that is known to give the patient an appearance of a “LION” and is most commonly
seen in Lepromatous Leprosy (LL). We present the case of a 14-year-old young adolescent boy,
who presented with coarse Leonine facies to the Out Patient Department of Saveetha Medical College
& Hospital. A Slit Skin Smear and a Skin Biopsy done at a later date helped us to reach the diagnosis of
Lepromatous Leprosy. Even though Leonine facies in Lepromatous Leprosy has been reported before,
Coarse Leonine facies in a 14year old Young boy with Lepromatous leprosy is a rare entity and has not
been reported earlier. The reason behind this article is to highlight the fact that, Leonine facies in Lepromatous
Leprosy, though commonly found in older individuals, can be seen in Young adolescents as well.
To throw light on the high prevalence of the disease in the Indian subcontinent in spite of it being eliminated
in the year 2005.