TY - JOUR
KW - leprosy
KW - Paucibacillary
KW - HIV
KW - Brazil
AU - Silva VPM
AU - Fonseca HHR
AU - Sens MM
AU - Bender AT
AB - Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae, which primarily affects the skin and peripheral nerves. Brazil remains as the country with the second largest number of cases in the world. We report the case of three patients diagnosed with indeterminate leprosy in the same family. Two patients were HIV positive. An active search led to the discovery of the index case. It was crucial to persist in the search of the index case. This report shows how important it is to teach physicians and the general population about the signs and symptoms of leprosy. Early diagnosis and treatment are necessary to prevent sequelae and to eliminate the disease as a public health problem.
BT - Anais brasileiros de dermatologia
C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24346893?dopt=Abstract
CN - DA SILVA 2013
DA - 2013 Nov-Dec
DO - 10.1590/abd1806-4841.20132050
IS - 6 Suppl 1
J2 - An Bras Dermatol
LA - eng
N2 - Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae, which primarily affects the skin and peripheral nerves. Brazil remains as the country with the second largest number of cases in the world. We report the case of three patients diagnosed with indeterminate leprosy in the same family. Two patients were HIV positive. An active search led to the discovery of the index case. It was crucial to persist in the search of the index case. This report shows how important it is to teach physicians and the general population about the signs and symptoms of leprosy. Early diagnosis and treatment are necessary to prevent sequelae and to eliminate the disease as a public health problem.
PY - 2013
SP - 105
EP - 8
T2 - Anais brasileiros de dermatologia
TI - Indeterminate leprosy and lepromatous index case: four cases in the same family.
TT - Hanseníase indeterminada e caso índice virchowiano: 4 casos na mesma família
UR - http://www.scielo.br/pdf/abd/v88n6s1/0365-0596-abd-88-06-s1-0105.pdf
VL - 88
SN - 1806-4841
ER -