TY - JOUR
KW - leprosy
KW - Arthritis
KW - Erythema nodosum leprosum (ENL)
AU - Fernandes TRMO
AU - Korinfskin JP
AU - Espíndola MMM
AU - Corrêa LMO
AB - Leprosy is clinically characterized by involvement of peripheral nerves and skin. The immunological profile of the individual defines the diversity of clinical manifestations, from skin disorders to systemic manifestations, especially the articulation ones, common in multibacillary forms, which may mimic collagen diseases and often posing diagnostic difficulties in endemic areas. This is a case report of asymmetric polyarthritis of small and large articulations associated with skin lesions which had been treated by a rheumatologist for 2 years with initial clinical diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis, and later, with the appearance of skin lesions, of systemic lupus erythematosus.
BT - Anais brasileiros de dermatologia
C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24770512?dopt=Abstract
CN - FERNANDES 2014
DA - 2014 Apr
DO - 10.1590/abd1806-4841.20142857
IS - 2
J2 - An Bras Dermatol
LA - eng
N2 - Leprosy is clinically characterized by involvement of peripheral nerves and skin. The immunological profile of the individual defines the diversity of clinical manifestations, from skin disorders to systemic manifestations, especially the articulation ones, common in multibacillary forms, which may mimic collagen diseases and often posing diagnostic difficulties in endemic areas. This is a case report of asymmetric polyarthritis of small and large articulations associated with skin lesions which had been treated by a rheumatologist for 2 years with initial clinical diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis, and later, with the appearance of skin lesions, of systemic lupus erythematosus.
PY - 2014
SP - 323
EP - 5
T2 - Anais brasileiros de dermatologia
TI - Arthritis and diagnosis of leprosy: a case report and review of the literature.
UR - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4008066/pdf/abd-89-02-0323.pdf
VL - 89
SN - 1806-4841
ER -