Leprosy in a pregnant woman

Herein, we describe a case of leprosy in a 29-year-old pregnant southeast-asian woman who presented with joint pain and multiple disseminated erythematous macules, papules and plaques. Histological examination and stains for acid-fast bacilli from skin biopsies substantiated the clinical suspicion o...

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Published in:Infection 2007-02, Vol.35 (1), p.37-39
Main Authors: Böddinghaus, B K, Ludwig, R J, Kaufmann, R, Enzensberger, R, Gies, V, Kramme, S, Brade, V, Brandt, C M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Arm
Female
Humans
Leg
Leprosy - diagnosis
Leprosy - microbiology
Leprosy - pathology
Mycobacterium leprae - classification
Mycobacterium leprae - genetics
Mycobacterium leprae - isolation & purification
Polymerase Chain Reaction - methods
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious - diagnosis
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious - microbiology
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious - pathology
Skin - microbiology
Skin - pathology
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Summary:Herein, we describe a case of leprosy in a 29-year-old pregnant southeast-asian woman who presented with joint pain and multiple disseminated erythematous macules, papules and plaques. Histological examination and stains for acid-fast bacilli from skin biopsies substantiated the clinical suspicion of a cutaneous mycobacterial disease and both should be performed in all patients with unidentified skin lesions. The definitive laboratory diagnosis of leprosy was achieved by the application of a species-specific real-time polymerase chain reaction from infected tissue.
ISSN:0300-8126
1439-0973
DOI:10.1007/s15010-006-5129-1