Leprosy, Mycobacterium Leprae Infection - DermAtlas

Contributor

Debabrata Bandyopadhyay, MD

Diagnosis

leprosy Mycobacterium leprae infection

Body Site

back trunk

Age

38 years

Pigmentation

medium

Organization

annular

Color

red

Morphology

plaqulous (plaque / nodule / tumor)

Pattern

symmetric generalized, disseminated

Comments

This 38-year-old man had multiple, varying-sized, round and oval as well as annular, erythematous, indurated plaques distributed symmetrically over his trunk and extremities. These asymptomatic lesions developed insidiously over 5 months. There was no nerve thickening and the lesions were sensitive to touch and pain. No other signs or symptoms were present besides the cutaneous changes. A smear revealed numerous acid-fast bacilli. A diagnosis of borderline lepromatous leprosy was made, and the patient responded well to multidrug therapy (multibacillary regimen).

Description

widespread round, oval and annular red plaques

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1/13/2003 20:33:40

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