Nsibambi, J.Berhan, T.Y.Diepen, T. Warndorff van2023-02-242023-02-241984Nsibambi, J., Berhan, T. Y., & Warndorff van Diepen, T. (1984). Multibacillary leprosy in an 18-month-old child: a case report. Leprosy review, 55(4), 379-383.https://doi.org/10.5935/0305-7518.19840043https://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/7979A case of multibacillary leprosy, proven on slit-skin smears and skin biopsy, is reported in a child aged 18 months in Ethiopia. The father and 2 other children were not available for examination, but the mother was a registered case of mid-borderline (BB) leprosy of 5 years' duration. The clinical, bacteriological and histopathological findings are described and discussed in relation to the accepted incubation period of leprosy and the possibility of intra-uterine infection.enMultibacillaryleprosyChildArticle