Hansen's disease or leprosy is a chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae, mainly affecting the skin and peripheral nerves. In recent years, a better control of the disease has been achieved globally. However, in Chile the incidence of leprosy has continued to increase. We present a case of a 40-year-old patient Haitian nationality with lesions and histopathology compatible with tuberculoid leprosy. We discuss the importance of education on less prevalent diseases in Chile, in conjunction with a review of the pathophysiology, clinic, and classification of Hansen's disease.
BT - Revista chilena de infectologia : organo oficial de la Sociedad Chilena de Infectologia C1 -https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35735284
DA - 01/2022 DO - 10.4067/S0716-10182022000100080 IS - 1 J2 - Rev Chilena Infectol LA - spa N2 -Hansen's disease or leprosy is a chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae, mainly affecting the skin and peripheral nerves. In recent years, a better control of the disease has been achieved globally. However, in Chile the incidence of leprosy has continued to increase. We present a case of a 40-year-old patient Haitian nationality with lesions and histopathology compatible with tuberculoid leprosy. We discuss the importance of education on less prevalent diseases in Chile, in conjunction with a review of the pathophysiology, clinic, and classification of Hansen's disease.
PY - 2022 SP - 80 EP - 85 T2 - Revista chilena de infectologia : organo oficial de la Sociedad Chilena de Infectologia TI - [Hansen's disease. Case report of tuberculoid leprosy in Chile]. UR - https://www.scielo.cl/pdf/rci/v39n1/0716-1018-rci-39-01-0080.pdf VL - 39 SN - 0717-6341 ER -