de novo Histoid leprosy: an expatriate case recently diagnosed in Johannesburg
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop
; 53: e20190468, 2020. tab, graf
Article
in English
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| ID: biblio-1057303
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ABSTRACT
Abstract Histoid leprosy (HL) is a rare variant of lepromatous leprosy with unique clinical, histopathological, and microbiological features. A 32-year-old man from Malawi who immigrated to Johannesburg 1-year-ago, presented with a 4-month history of flesh-colored nodules on the face and trunk and hyperpigmented plaques on the chest and limbs. Skin slit smears confirmed multibacillary leprosy, and skin punch biopsies showed proliferation of spindled cells containing a large number of acid-fast bacilli. The prevalence of de novo HL is increasing in the era of leprosy elimination. HL cases may act as reservoirs and negatively affect the global control of leprosy.
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Collection:
International databases
Health context:
SDG3 - Health and Well-Being
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Neglected Diseases
Health problem:
Target 3.3: End transmission of communicable diseases
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Leprosy
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Neglected Diseases
Database:
LILACS
Main subject:
Leprosy
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop
Journal subject:
Tropical Medicine
Year:
2020
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
South Africa
Institution/Affiliation country:
University of the Witwatersrand/ZA