01305nas a2200277 4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001000055653002000065653003100085653001100116653001100127653001200138653000900150653002500159100001700184700001400201700001300215700001400228245010800242300001000350490000800360050002000368520062500388022001401013 2001 d c2001 Oct10aAdult10aAfrica, Eastern10aEmigration and Immigration10aHumans10aIsrael10aleprosy10aMale10aMycobacterium leprae1 aLejbkowicz F1 aTsilman B1 aWexler R1 aCohen H I00aLeprosy in Israel: an imported disease--the support of histopathological examination for its detection. a433-60 v103 aLEJBKOWICZ 20013 a

Leprosy is rare and non-endemic in Israel. Cases of leprosy are invariably imported by immigrants or foreign workers arriving from endemic areas. In view of the relative rarity of the disease, clinicians and pathologists are not always alert to the possibility of the disease or recognize potential symptoms. A case history is presented of a 31-year-old immigrant presenting symptoms of skin lesions and nodules on the hands and facial region, especially the ear lobe. Confirmation of the infection was provided by histopathology of suspected lesions stained for acid-fast bacilli (modified Fite-Faraco staining).

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