Hansen Disease (leprosy) is a chronic inflammatory infectious disease that primarily targets skin, nerves and other internal organs (testis, liver etc.) caused by the acid fast intracellular bacilli, Mycobacterium leprae. Clinical presentation occurs with a wide spectrum including hypo pigmented anaesthetic patches, raised erythematous plaques and nodules and thickened peripheral nerves showing tenderness. The most important complication is the disability and deformity. The diagnosis of leprosy is frequently delayed because of its similarity with other more common skin conditions prevailing in some non endemic areas. We present a rare case report of tinea barbae in an old treated case of leprosy. This case is one of the rarest fungal infection in leprosy patient searched in PUBMED as there were other more tinea infection involving various sites in body which sometimes misdiagnosed as leprosy.
BT - Journal of clinical and diagnostic research : JCDR C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25177622?dopt=Abstract DO - 10.7860/JCDR/2014/8250.4565 IS - 7 J2 - J Clin Diagn Res LA - eng N2 -Hansen Disease (leprosy) is a chronic inflammatory infectious disease that primarily targets skin, nerves and other internal organs (testis, liver etc.) caused by the acid fast intracellular bacilli, Mycobacterium leprae. Clinical presentation occurs with a wide spectrum including hypo pigmented anaesthetic patches, raised erythematous plaques and nodules and thickened peripheral nerves showing tenderness. The most important complication is the disability and deformity. The diagnosis of leprosy is frequently delayed because of its similarity with other more common skin conditions prevailing in some non endemic areas. We present a rare case report of tinea barbae in an old treated case of leprosy. This case is one of the rarest fungal infection in leprosy patient searched in PUBMED as there were other more tinea infection involving various sites in body which sometimes misdiagnosed as leprosy.
PY - 2014 SP - YD01 EP - 2 T2 - Journal of clinical and diagnostic research : JCDR TI - Tinea Barbae: In Released from Treatment (RFT) Hansen's Disease Patient. UR - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4149128/pdf/jcdr-8-YD01.pdf VL - 8 SN - 2249-782X ER -