[1]: 346 It can occur in those with relapsing leprosy after undergoing antibiotic therapy with dapsone, or less frequently in the first infection (termed de novo).
It appears as "cutaneous and/or subcutaneous nodules and papules, which are painless, succulent, discrete, smooth, globular, skin-colored to yellowish-brown, with apparently normal skin surrounding it.
The male to female ratio in most parts of the world is 2:1.
It is treated with antimycobacterial chemotherapy and multibacillary multidrug therapy.
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