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Localized lepromatous leprosy

Journal of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery, 2015
Lepromatous leprosy is usually generalized at diagnosis and may consist of erythematous macules, papules and nodules containing abundant Mycobacterium leprae and affecting wide spread areas of the skin.
Khalid M. Alwunais
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"Reactions in Leprosy: Updated Insights Into Pathophysiology, Clinical Spectrum, and Therapeutic Approaches-A Narrative Review". [PDF]

Health Sci Rep
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Reaction in leprosy is an immune‐mediated acute inflammatory episodes that occur in the natural course of Hansen's disease. Reaction can occur before, during, or after starting multidrug therapy and is a major cause of nerve damage, morbidity, and disability in affected individuals.
Gupta B, Singh M, Goldust M, Das K, Gorai S, Pudasaini P, Sitaula S, Pokhrel A, Thapa E, Jaiswal S.   +9 more
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Coinfection of Leprosy and American Cutaneous Leishmaniasis: A Case Report From Ceará, Brazil. [PDF]

Case Rep Med
Leprosy and American cutaneous leishmaniasis are endemic diseases in Brazil that may coexist in the same host, particularly in coendemic regions. We report the case of a 68‐year‐old woman presenting with a six‐month history of an ulcerated lesion on the left knee and concomitant disseminated annular plaques associated with sensory loss, madarosis, and ...
Neto MPL, Fernandes JO, Ferraz ACC, Marelli JGA, de Lima MAP, da Silva CGL, Kerr LRFS, Gurgel RQ.   +7 more
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Borderline lepromatous leprosy with neurofibromatosis

Indian Journal of Dermatology, 2010
The coexistence of leprosy with neurofibromatosis is rare both the diseases present with nerve thickening and skin lesions (patches and nodules). The coexistence of neurofibroma with borderline tuberculoid, lepromatous, histoid, and neuritic leprosy has ...
Angoori Gnaneshwar, Danturty Indira, Rekha Singh T   +2 more
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Increased CD5+ B-cells are associated with autoimmune phenomena in lepromatous leprosy patients

Journal of Infection and Public Health, 2019
Background and objective: Leprosy is a chronic slowly progressive infection caused by Mycobacterium leprae that primarily affects the skin and peripheral nerves. Lepromatous leprosy is characterized by absence of T-cell responses to M.
Attia Kotb, Samia Ismail, Itoh Kimito, Waghi Mohamed, Alamery Salman, Arif A. Mohammed   +5 more
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LEPROMATOUS LEPROSY OF HISTOID TYPE

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology, 2007
Histoid leprosy is a variant of lepromatous leprosy, which develops as a result of resistance to dapsone monotherapy. Here we report two cases of lepromatous leprosy of histoid type, one with typical and another with atypical presentations.
S R, Annigeri, S C, Metgud, J R, Patil
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Type 2 Lepra Reaction Following Antituberculosis Treatment Initiation in an Elderly Male With Coexisting Hansen's Disease: A Case Report. [PDF]

Respirol Case Rep
We report a case of a man developing erythema nodosum leprosum after initiating treatment for drug‐susceptible pulmonary tuberculosis. This highlights the importance of recognising concomitant leprosy in patients with tuberculosis since these mycobacterial infections require different long‐term multidrug regimens.
Villanueva CAG, Ortiz YRH, Mojica WP, Albay AB.   +3 more
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Coexistence of Scrofuloderma and Lepromatous Leprosy in Reaction: A Case Report. [PDF]

Clin Case Rep
ABSTRACT Leprosy and tuberculosis (TB) are both chronic granulomatous infections caused by bacilli of the genus Mycobacterium. The simultaneous occurrence of cutaneous tuberculosis and leprosy is rare. We report a 56‐year‐old male presenting with painful erythematous nodules and plaques over the face and extremities for 1 week, along with asymptomatic ...
Khadka A, Mishra P, Shrestha A, Chaulagain G.   +3 more
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Lepromatous Leprosy [PDF]

Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 2007
A 51-year-old woman presented with a 2-month history of pruritic, erythematous papules and plaques on her arms that were treated as chronic urticaria. Histopathologic examination demonstrated acid-fast bacilli, and a diagnosis of lepromatous leprosy was made. Presentation and treatment of leprosy are reviewed.
Muhammad R, Sohail, Priya, Sampathkumar
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Lucio Phenomenon and APLA in Hansen’s Disease: A Rare Phenomenon [PDF]

Bengal Physician Journal, 2022
Lucio phenomenon (LP) is a rare reactional state seen in cases of diffuse lepromatous leprosy. Lucio leprosy is a pure, primitive, and diffuse form of lepromatous leprosy.
Jayanta Sharma, Sudipto Chakroborty, Kisholoy Karan, Parthajit Das   +3 more
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