Clinical And Electrophysiological Findings In A Case With Inactive Lepromatous Leprosy

[LANGUAGE= "English"] Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae, and mostly involves skin and superficial peripheral nerves. It has two major clinical forms: Lepromatous leprosy and tuberculoid leprosy. The predominant form develops as a result of the nature of...

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Published in:Journal of Clinical Practice & Research 2005-01, Vol.27 (2), p.78
Main Authors: Aygül, Recep, Orhan Deniz, Karakuzu, Ali, Güzelcik, Metin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Infectious diseases
Leprosy
Nervous system
Skin
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Summary:[LANGUAGE= "English"] Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae, and mostly involves skin and superficial peripheral nerves. It has two major clinical forms: Lepromatous leprosy and tuberculoid leprosy. The predominant form develops as a result of the nature of the immune response to the microorganism. This microorganism mostly prefers the cooler parts of the body, such as mucous membranes, skin and superficial peripheral nerves for its multiplication. In this report, we aimed to present a 65 year-old female patient with lepromatous leprosy diagnosed and treated 17 years ago. The patient has atrophic cutaneous lesions, bilateral hand and foot deformities and auto-amputations at the distal phalanges of the hands and feet, and bilateral distal severe sensory-motor axonal neuropathy.
ISSN:2980-2156