TY - JOUR
KW - Adult
KW - Cellulitis
KW - Dapsone
KW - Diagnosis, Differential
KW - Facial Dermatoses
KW - Female
KW - Glucocorticoids
KW - Humans
KW - Leprostatic Agents
KW - Leprosy, Borderline
KW - Leprosy, Tuberculoid
KW - Mycobacterium leprae
KW - Prednisolone
KW - Rifampin
AU - Ali K
AU - Sittampalam G
AU - Malik M A
AB - <p>Leprosy is a chronic, infectious, systemic disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae and is classified as paucibacillary and multibacillary types. It is contagious and has an insidious onset. Clinical presentation is characterised by hypopigmented skin lesions with reduced sensation. Presence of acid-fast bacilli in tissue specimens is regarded as a gold standard for diagnosis. Treatment is based on multi-drug regimens. We report a case of borderline tuberculoid leprosy in a 31-year-old woman.</p>
BT - The British journal of oral & maxillofacial surgery
C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20188445?dopt=Abstract
DA - 2011 Jan
DO - 10.1016/j.bjoms.2010.01.011
IS - 1
J2 - Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg
LA - eng
N2 - <p>Leprosy is a chronic, infectious, systemic disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae and is classified as paucibacillary and multibacillary types. It is contagious and has an insidious onset. Clinical presentation is characterised by hypopigmented skin lesions with reduced sensation. Presence of acid-fast bacilli in tissue specimens is regarded as a gold standard for diagnosis. Treatment is based on multi-drug regimens. We report a case of borderline tuberculoid leprosy in a 31-year-old woman.</p>
PY - 2011
SP - 70
EP - 2
T2 - The British journal of oral & maxillofacial surgery
TI - Facial tuberculoid leprosy: case report.
VL - 49
SN - 1532-1940
ER -