@article{99758, keywords = {Leprosy, Staining, Skin, Parkinson’s disease, Infectious diseases, Pruritus, Biopsy, Hansen disease, Chronic rash, Fite Stain}, author = {Strength RE and Mazumder S}, title = {An Image Case of Lepromatous Leprosy in a Patient With Parkinson Disease}, abstract = {

A 72-year-old man with Parkinson disease presented with 18 months of diffuse blotchiness without associated pain or pruritis. Fite stain and Mycobacterium leprae polymerase chain reaction of a skin biopsy specimen were positive, and he was diagnosed with lepromatous leprosy.

}, year = {2024}, journal = {Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases}, volume = {3}, pages = {1-2}, publisher = {American College of Physicians}, issn = {2767-7672, 2767-7664}, url = {https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/reader/10.7326/aimcc.2022.0914}, doi = {10.7326/aimcc.2022.0914}, language = {Eng}, }