Lepromatous leprosy

Dermatol Online J. 2008 Oct 15;14(10):27.

Abstract

Lepromatous leprosy is a form of chronic granulomatous disease that is caused by infection with Mycobacterium leprae. Early involvement is marked by widespread, ill-defined, erythematous papules and plaques. With early intervention, leprosy is a curable disease; however, if not recognized and treated promptly, permanent sequelae and disability result. We present a patient with long-standing lepromatous leprosy who exhibits many of these sequelae.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Contracture / etiology
  • Disease Progression
  • Eyebrows / pathology
  • Foot Ulcer / etiology
  • Hand Deformities, Acquired / etiology
  • Hepatitis B, Chronic / complications
  • Humans
  • Hypesthesia / etiology
  • Leprosy, Lepromatous / complications
  • Leprosy, Lepromatous / pathology*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Myanmar / ethnology
  • Nose Deformities, Acquired / etiology
  • Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / etiology
  • Tuberculosis / complications