Case report: leprosy in a family
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ntroduction: Leprosy is an infectious disease which primarily affect skin and peripheral nerves. Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium lepromatosis that are the acid-fast bacillus are known to be cause of leprosy. Genetic factors and immunological function have some roles in susceptibility of developing leprosy. There are some cases of familial leprosy. Case Report: Here in, we report a case of familial leprosy which in one member it was symptomatic and others were asymptomatic with positive skin smear for mycobacterium leprosy bacilli. Conclusion: We recommend in addition to approach and manage lepromatous patients, their families be also evaluated.
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volume 10 issue 3
pages 196- 198
publication date 2019-11
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