Leprosy misdiagnosed as chronic urticaria in a migrant

Elisabetta Magnaterra; Ilaria Scandagli; Biancamaria Zuccaro; Vincenza Maio; Sara Simi; Daniela Massi; Paolo Fiallo; Stefano Francalanci; Elisa Difonzo; Luigi Pisano

doi:10.1093/jtm/taad099

Leprosy misdiagnosed as chronic urticaria in a migrant

J Travel Med. 2024 Jan 28;31(1):taad099. doi: 10.1093/jtm/taad099.

Affiliations

¹ Department of Health Sciences, Section of Dermatology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
² Section of Pathology, Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
³ Unit of Social Dermatology and National Reference Center for Hansen's Disease, IRCCS-Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy.

PMID: 37490396
DOI: 10.1093/jtm/taad099

No abstract available

Keywords: Hansen’s disease; acid fast bacilli; erythematous subcutaneous nodules: immune complex reaction; leprosy reaction; mycobacterium leprae; skin disorder.

MeSH terms

Chronic Urticaria*
Diagnostic Errors
Humans
Leprosy* / diagnosis
Transients and Migrants*