01201nas a2200277   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653003000055653001100085653001000096653002300106653001200129653000900141653001600150653001600166100001100182700001300193700001300206700001200219700001400231245003400245300001000279490000700289520061300296022001400909       2003                            d  c2003 Aug10aDrug Therapy, Combination10aHumans10aJapan10aLeprostatic Agents10aleprosy10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aPhilippines1 aWada H1 aUehara E1 aTamura N1 aMohri S1 aIkezawa Z00a[A case of Hansen's disease].  a275-80 v723 a<p>With the abolition of Leprosy Prevention Act of 1996, that opportunities examining the Hansen's disease patient with a general medical institution increase is expected. Because we experienced Hansen's disease of a staying in Japan foreigner then in such time, we present it. A case is a man of 50 years old, who is a Filipino of 3 years living in Japan. It recognized infiltrating deep erythema in a face and trunk. Furthermore, in dysesthesia, nerve hyperplasia, and Bl is positive in skin smear. Histopathology is a typical finding. Than the above, we diagnosed it as Hansen's disease of BL-LL type.</p>  a1342-3681