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2. [Leprosy simulating other diseases].

Author

López-Vélez R, Sáez Vaquero T, Blanco Arévalo JL, and Gómez Mampaso E

Subjects
Adult, Aged, Diagnosis, Differential, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Leprostatic Agents therapeutic use, Leprosy therapy, Leprosy, Borderline diagnosis, Leprosy, Borderline therapy, Leprosy, Lepromatous diagnosis, Leprosy, Lepromatous therapy, Leprosy, Tuberculoid diagnosis, Leprosy, Tuberculoid therapy, Male, Middle Aged, Time Factors, Leprosy diagnosis
Abstract

The low current prevalence of leprosy in Spain together with the diversity of its clinical expression make the detection of this disease difficult. Three native and three imported cases are here reported. Different specialists mistook this disease for other entities: familial polyneuropathy, autoimmune disease, tuberculosis, cutaneous mycosis, and cutaneous sarcoidosis. Lepra is a very polymorphic disease and its diagnosis is based on finding cutaneous hypoesthesic lesions, neural thickening and presence of acid-fast bacilli (in cutaneous specimens or nasal exudates).

Published
1999

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