Case for diagnosis. Infiltrated areas on the trunk
An. bras. dermatol
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95(5): 652-654, Sept.-Oct. 2020. graf
Artículo
en Inglés
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ABSTRACT
Abstract Leprosy is an infectious disease with chronic evolution, caused by Mycobacterium leprae, an acid-fast bacillus that mainly affects the skin and peripheral nervous tissue. Many of the clinical manifestations of leprosy can mimic connective tissue diseases. The authors present the case of a 49-year-old woman who had been treated for four years for systemic lupus erythematosus in a rheumatological service. Skin biopsy of a plaque on the inguinal region was compatible with borderline lepromatous leprosy associated with a type 1 lepra reaction. The patient is undergoing treatment with multibacillary multidrug therapy, showing clinical improvement.
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Índice:
LILACS (Américas)
Asunto principal:
Lepra Dimorfa
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Lepra Lepromatosa
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Lepra
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio diagnóstico
Límite:
Femenino
/
Humanos
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
An. bras. dermatol
Asunto de la revista:
Dermatologia
Año:
2020
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
Brasil
Institución/País de afiliación:
Fundação Hospital Adriano Jorge/BR
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Fundação de Dermatologia Tropical e Venereologia Alfredo da Matta/BR
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