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It is known for atypical presentations. Dermoscopy of granulomatous conditions is well documented. However, there is no description of dermoscopy of <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">BT<\/jats:styled-content> leprosy in the literature. Authors evaluated the dermoscopic patterns of <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">BT<\/jats:styled-content> leprosy.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Case report<\/jats:title><jats:p>Patients with <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">BT<\/jats:styled-content> leprosy were studied for dermoscopic patterns. A total of 12 patients (8 male, 4 female) with a median age of 25 years were present. Mean duration of disease was 6 months. The most frequent pattern was white areas (100%) followed by decreased density of hairs. Yellow globules were observed in 8 (66.66%) patients. Decreased white dots (represent sweat duct openings) and branching vessels were noted in 6 (50%) and 4 (33.33%) patients, respectively.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>This is the first report of dermoscopy of <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">BT<\/jats:styled-content> leprosy in the literature, and new dermoscopic observations were made by the authors. 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