01256nas a2200337   4500000000100000008004100001260001600042653001600058653002400074653001300098653001500111653003100126653002500157653001100182653001600193653002500209653000900234653001600243653001200259653003100271653003900302653001700341100001500358700001200373245002500385300000700410490000700417050001800424520046200442022001400904       2008                            d  c2008 Oct 1510aContracture10aDisease Progression10aEyebrows10aFoot Ulcer10aHand Deformities, Acquired10aHepatitis B, Chronic10aHumans10aHypesthesia10aLeprosy, lepromatous10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aMyanmar10aNose Deformities, Acquired10aPeripheral Nervous System Diseases10aTuberculosis1 aMahlberg M1 aLevis W00aLepromatous leprosy.  a270 v14  aMAHLBERG 20083 a<p>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.</p>  a1087-2108