de novo Histoid leprosy: an expatriate case recently diagnosed in Johannesburg.

Olivier, Margareth Ann; Modi, Deepak; Gunduz, Ozge

Olivier, Margareth Ann; Modi, Deepak; Gunduz, Ozge.

Afiliação

Olivier MA; University of the Witwatersrand, Faculty of Health Sciences, Division of Dermatology, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
Modi D; University of the Witwatersrand, Faculty of Health Sciences, Division of Dermatology, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
Gunduz O; University of the Witwatersrand, Faculty of Health Sciences, Division of Dermatology, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.

Rev Soc Bras Med Trop ; 53: e20190468, 2019.

Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31859957

RESUMO

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.

Assuntos

Hanseníase/parasitologia; Adulto; Biópsia; Humanos; Hansenostáticos/uso terapêutico; Hanseníase/tratamento farmacológico; Masculino

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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Hanseníase Tipo de estudo: Diagnostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Adult / Humans / 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

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