Leprosy, Mycobacterium Infection, Mycobacterium Leprae Infection - DermAtlas

Contributor

Kosman Sadek Zikry, MD

Diagnosis

leprosy mycobacterium infection Mycobacterium leprae infection

Body Site

back

Age

55 years

Pigmentation

medium

Organization

annular

Color

brown

Morphology

papulosquamous (bump, scale)

Pattern

symmetric

Comments

Three years earlier this 55 year old woman developed itchy hypopigmented patches and plaques scattered over her body. The areas of involvement were dry, scaly, hypoaesthetic, and hairless. For the last 2 years she has been treated with oral antibiotics with improvement of existing lesions and no new lesions.

Description

hypopigmented patches with hyperpigmented borders

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9/16/2002 22:12:12

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