A recent case report shows that painful genital ulcers can actually be a rare complication of leprosy, rather than a common sexually transmitted infection. This unusual symptom serves as a vital warning for doctors to look carefully and avoid making the wrong diagnosis. These findings of the case report are published in the Indian Journal of Leprosy in February 2026 by Dr. Sushantika and colleagues at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences. Misidentifying these ulcers as common venereal diseases frequently causes severe diagnostic delays and subsequently leads to inappropriate therapeutic interventions. Genital Ulceration due to Erythema Nodosum Leprosum in a Young Male: A Case Report.