de novo Histoid leprosy: an expatriate case recently diagnosed in Johannesburg.
Rev Soc Bras Med Trop
; 53: e20190468, 2019.
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| ID: mdl-31859957
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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01-internacional
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Assunto principal:
Hanseníase
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Rev Soc Bras Med Trop
Ano de publicação:
2019
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
África do Sul
País de publicação:
Brasil