Borderline-tuberculoid relapse in lepromatous leprosy.
نویسندگان
چکیده
We report details of 2 patients who had been treated for a long time by dapsone monotherapy and who had remained smear negative for over 10 years, but were found to have relapsed with borderline-tuberculoid (BT) leprosy.
منابع مشابه
Tuberculoid relapse in lepromatous leprosy.
TUBERCULOID RELAPSE IN LEPROMATOUS LEPROSY Sir, Waters & Ridley ' recently reported 6 patients who had been lepromatous and who, after many years of chemotherapy and bacteriological negativity, were found on relapse to have upgraded to borderline-tuberculoid (BT) leprosy . In a related article,2 they reported the development of weakly posi tive lepromin reactions in some lepromatous patients tr...
متن کاملLangerhans Cells in Skin Lesions of Leprosy
Background: Langerhans cells are important in the pathogenesis of leprosy. A recent study reported that these cells were almost absent in the epidermis overlying lepromatous lesions. Objective: To investigate a possible relationship between the number of Langerhans cells and the histopathologic spectrum of lesions in patients with leprosy. Methods: An immunohistochemical staining for S100 prot...
متن کاملTuberculoid relapse in lepromatous leprosy.
It is commonly accepted that the attainment of bacteriological negativity fails to restore the immune state of leprosy patients who have downgraded to lepromatous. We report six patients who had been lepromatous (LLs), and who, after many years of chemotherapy and bacteriological negativity, were found upon relapse to have upgraded to borderline-tuberculoid (BT). Five had become Mitsuda lepromi...
متن کامل[Leprosy in Brazil].
Leprosy or Hansen's disease is a chronic infectious disease caused by the Mycobacterium leprae. The skin and nervous manifestations of the disease present a singular clinical picture that is easily recognized. After India, Brazil still is the second country with the greatest number of cases in the world. Around 94% of the known cases and 94% of the new cases reported in America, come from Brazi...
متن کاملTuberculoid Hansen’s – a case report
Discussion Tuberculoid Hansen’s is a disease occurring in an immunocompetent individual with granulomatous reaction in the tissue. Usually no bacillus is identifiable. Nerve involvement is common with thickening of the nerve and numbness of the corresponding region. Leprosy caused by Mycobacterium leprae is one of the oldest diseases on earth. It has its earliest description in India and China ...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
عنوان ژورنال:
- Leprosy review
دوره 64 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1993