Case Report: Leprosy and Psoriasis: A Rare Coexistence

Leprosy presents with erythematous or pigmented patches, plaques, and nodules with loss of sensation and nerve thickening. Psoriasis presents as sharply demarcated erythematous plaques with overlying silvery scales. The controversial relationship between both has existed since biblical times when ps...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene 2020-07, Vol.103 (1), p.206-208
Main Authors: Sheikh, Umar A, Hill, Carlotta
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Case reports
Humans
Leprosy
Leprosy, Lepromatous - complications
Leprosy, Lepromatous - diagnosis
Leprosy, Lepromatous - pathology
Male
Middle Aged
Psoriasis
Psoriasis - complications
Psoriasis - diagnosis
Psoriasis - pathology
Skin - pathology
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Leprosy presents with erythematous or pigmented patches, plaques, and nodules with loss of sensation and nerve thickening. Psoriasis presents as sharply demarcated erythematous plaques with overlying silvery scales. The controversial relationship between both has existed since biblical times when psoriasis was considered to be a form of leprosy. Records of leprosy patients have depicted a rarity of the coexistence of psoriasis, leading to a hypothesis that both rarely develop in the same patient. We report a rare coexistence of both diseases.
ISSN:0002-9637
1476-1645
DOI:10.4269/ajtmh.19-0646