01330nas a2200313   4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653002200059653002800081653001100109653001100120653001200131653002400143100001400167700001200181700001400193700001400207700001500221700001200236700001300248700001200261700001400273245005400287856011800341300000900459490000700468520052700475022001401002       2011                            d  c2011 Jan-Mar10aAged, 80 and over10aDiagnosis, Differential10aFemale10aHumans10aleprosy10aSystemic Vasculitis1 aSampaio L1 aSilva L1 aTerroso G1 aPimenta S1 aBrandão F1 aPinto J1 aPrisca A1 aBrito J1 aVentura F00aHansen's disease mimicking a systemic vasculitis.  uhttp://www.spreumatologia.pt/sites/spreumatologia.pt/files/publications/articles/13_-_CC_Hansen_ARP2010-112CC.pdf  a61-40 v363 a<p>Hansen's disease, caused by Mycobacterium leprae, classically presents with cutaneous and neurological manifestations. Rheumatologic manifestations present in 1 to 5% of the patients, and include arthritis, arthralgias, Charcot arthropathy, erythema nodosum and vasculitis. We report a case of a 86 year old woman with polyarthritis, subcutaneous nodules and leg ulcers whose differential diagnosis included primary vasculitis and diffuse connective tissue diseases and ended to be leprosy in a non endemic country.</p>  a0303-464X