00950nas a2200229   4500000000100000008004100001653002100042653002300063653001200086100001300098700001600111700001500127700002100142700001800163700001500181245002400196856006800220300001000288490000700298520040100305022001400706       2014                            d10aNose deformities10aRespiratory Mucosa10aleprosy1 aYang JJH1 aMohallem DF1 aCardoso TA1 aLima Júnior CLH1 aTebcherani AJ1 aVidigal MR00aCase for diagnosis.  uhttp://www.scielo.br/pdf/abd/v89n5/0365-0596-abd-89-05-0837.pdf  a837-80 v893 a<p>Hansen's disease is a chronic infecto-contagious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae. The bacillus prefers low-temperature areas and the nose is usually the initial site of lesions. Transmission of the bacilli occurs by nasal and oropharyngeal secretions, and through solutions of continuity of the skin and/or mucosae. Nasal manifestations are found in the later stages of the disease.</p>  a1806-4841