Leprosy, Leprosy, Borderline-tuberculoid - DermAtlas

Contributor

Lanka Padmavathy, PhD

Diagnosis

leprosy leprosy, borderline-tuberculoid

Body Site

hand

Age

17 years

Pigmentation

medium

Organization

discrete confluent

Color

red

Morphology

plaqulous (plaque / nodule / tumor)

Pattern

asymmetric

Comments

This adolescent boy was diagnosed with borderline-tuberculoid leprosy when he was evaluated for multiple disseminated anesthetic patches. When he was treated with anti-leprosy drugs he developed swelling and erythema of the existing patches on the top of the hand and fingers. This type 1 reaction was subsequently treated with oral prednisone.

Description

17 year old boy with multiple anestheic patches over body. Started on treatment with anti-leprosy drugs.Developed erythema and swelling of existing patches over the dorsum of hand and fingers

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11/22/2009 15:05:43

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