A Case of Borderline Lepromatous Leprosy Presenting in a Immigrant Woman / 나학회지
Korean Leprosy Bulletin
; : 127-133, 2009.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM (Western Pacific)
| ID: wpr-64838
Responsible library:
WPRO
ABSTRACT
A 36 year-old woman immigrated from Nepal showed erythematous plaques on her face, buttock and legs one month after the immigration. Before the correct diagnosis was made, the patient had been erroneously treated as anallergic dermatitis for three months. Clinico-pathologically, her skin lesion was borderline lepromatous type leprosy with bacilli positive. We report the case to keep the high index of suspicion for leprosy when we meet with patients from the countries where leprosy is still epidemic.
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Health context:
Neglected Diseases
Health problem:
Leprosy
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Neglected Diseases
Database:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Skin
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Buttocks
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Dermatitis
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Emigration and Immigration
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Emigrants and Immigrants
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Leprosy, Multibacillary
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Leg
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Leprosy
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Nepal
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Leprosy Bulletin
Year:
2009
Document type:
Article