We report a case of leprosy. A 31-old-phillippine female present with 5 month history of an erythematous plaqe on her right neck. Examination showed 4 erythematous plaques with her. A histological examination of the skin lesion of hir thigh revealed granulomas around nerve and skin appendages which consist of lymphocytes, epidermoid cells and giant cells. Although no acid fast bacilli were not demonstrated by skin biopsy with Ziehl-Neelsen staining, the Mycobacterium leprae-specific DNA was detected by polymerase chain reaction method. A diagnosis of paucibacillary leprosy had made. We started treatment with ofloxacin but she return to philippine soon.
BT - Nihon Hansenbyo Gakkai zasshi = Japanese journal of leprosy : official organ of the Japanese Leprosy Association C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14598636?dopt=Abstract DA - 2003 Aug IS - 3 J2 - Nihon Hansenbyo Gakkai Zasshi LA - jpn N2 -We report a case of leprosy. A 31-old-phillippine female present with 5 month history of an erythematous plaqe on her right neck. Examination showed 4 erythematous plaques with her. A histological examination of the skin lesion of hir thigh revealed granulomas around nerve and skin appendages which consist of lymphocytes, epidermoid cells and giant cells. Although no acid fast bacilli were not demonstrated by skin biopsy with Ziehl-Neelsen staining, the Mycobacterium leprae-specific DNA was detected by polymerase chain reaction method. A diagnosis of paucibacillary leprosy had made. We started treatment with ofloxacin but she return to philippine soon.
PY - 2003 SP - 263 EP - 5 T2 - Nihon Hansenbyo Gakkai zasshi = Japanese journal of leprosy : official organ of the Japanese Leprosy Association TI - [A case of paucibacillary leprosy]. VL - 72 SN - 1342-3681 ER -