Leprosy (or Hansen disease) is a tropical disease which affects the skin and nerves leading to deformities and disabilities. Von Recklinghausen's disease (neurofibromatosis 1) is a well-recognized genetic disorder with both cutaneous and systemic manifestations. Lesions of neurofibromatosis may be mistaken for nodules of lepromatous leprosy and vice versa. Occurrence of both von Recklinghausen's disease and lepromatous leprosy together is very rare. Since cutaneous nodules can also occur in neurofibromatosis, lepromatous leprosy can be easily missed. The presence of lepromatous leprosy in a patient with von Recklinghausen's disease is unique and poses certain diagnostic dilemmas which are discussed in this report.
BT - Journal of infection in developing countries C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22421612?dopt=Abstract C2 - Italie CN - KARTHIKEYAN 2012 CY - Sassari DA - 2012 Mar 12 IS - 3 J2 - J Infect Dev Ctries LA - eng N2 -Leprosy (or Hansen disease) is a tropical disease which affects the skin and nerves leading to deformities and disabilities. Von Recklinghausen's disease (neurofibromatosis 1) is a well-recognized genetic disorder with both cutaneous and systemic manifestations. Lesions of neurofibromatosis may be mistaken for nodules of lepromatous leprosy and vice versa. Occurrence of both von Recklinghausen's disease and lepromatous leprosy together is very rare. Since cutaneous nodules can also occur in neurofibromatosis, lepromatous leprosy can be easily missed. The presence of lepromatous leprosy in a patient with von Recklinghausen's disease is unique and poses certain diagnostic dilemmas which are discussed in this report.
PB - Open Learning on Enteric Pathogens PP - Sassari PY - 2012 SP - 287 EP - 9 T2 - Journal of infection in developing countries TI - Double trouble: a case of von Recklinghausen's disease with coexistent lepromatous leprosy. UR - http://www.jidc.org/index.php/journal/about/editorialPolicies#focusAndScope VL - 6 SN - 1972-2680 ER -