TY - JOUR KW - Slit Skin Smear (SSS) KW - Broken Acid-Fast Bacilli KW - Hansen's disease KW - Leprosy AU - G Bashir AU - M Aman AU - AS Malik AU - S Wani AU - T Qayoom AU - IN Ahangar AB -
Diagnosing Hansen’s disease in a non-endemic region is challenging. Slit skin smear (SSS), remains one of the most useful and commonly utilized diagnostic modality in developing countries for microbiological diagnosis. Broken acid-fast bacilli (AFB) on SSS are an uncommon microbiological picture that should not be overlooked. Here, we present a new case of leprosy with atypical presentation: A 20-year-old native Kashmiri man, with history of non-healing ulcer left foot with microbiological picture of atypical morphotype of Mycobacterium leprae on SSS with no history of intake of anti-leprosy drugs. The patient had received treatment with antimicrobials for non-healing ulcer for some time, having partial suppressing effect on M. leprae, which might have contributed to this atypical microbiological presentation of bacilli on SSS.
BT - Indian Journal of Leprosy LA - eng M3 - Research Article N2 -Diagnosing Hansen’s disease in a non-endemic region is challenging. Slit skin smear (SSS), remains one of the most useful and commonly utilized diagnostic modality in developing countries for microbiological diagnosis. Broken acid-fast bacilli (AFB) on SSS are an uncommon microbiological picture that should not be overlooked. Here, we present a new case of leprosy with atypical presentation: A 20-year-old native Kashmiri man, with history of non-healing ulcer left foot with microbiological picture of atypical morphotype of Mycobacterium leprae on SSS with no history of intake of anti-leprosy drugs. The patient had received treatment with antimicrobials for non-healing ulcer for some time, having partial suppressing effect on M. leprae, which might have contributed to this atypical microbiological presentation of bacilli on SSS.
PB - Hind Kusht Nivaran Sangh PY - 2025 SP - 79 EP - 82 T2 - Indian Journal of Leprosy TI - A New Case of Leprosy with Atypical Morphotype on Slit Skin Smear- Unmasking a Hidden Invader UR - https://d1wqtxts1xzle7.cloudfront.net/123262857/I_J_Leprosy_atypical_morphotype-libre.pdf?1749801197=&response-content-disposition=inline%3B+filename%3DA_New_Case_of_Leprosy_with_Atypical_Morp.pdf&Expires=1754385870&Signature=bx7I0Nea~1PJP~YV~Rb1DBx0wqmEl VL - 97 ER -