Leprosy (Hansen's disease) is a chronic contagious granulomatous disease principally affecting the skin and peripheral nervous system, caused by Mycobacterium leprae. In this report, we present a case of autochthonous leprosy in a man from Florida as the first human case reported from this region. Authors believe dermatologists need to be aware of the possibility of autochthonous transmission of leprosy in the Eastern-Southern United States, and should consider leprosy in any patient with atypical skin lesions, even when a history of contact with armadillo is missing.
BT - Leprosy review C1 -http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27255063?dopt=Abstract
IS - 1 J2 - Lepr Rev LA - eng N2 -Leprosy (Hansen's disease) is a chronic contagious granulomatous disease principally affecting the skin and peripheral nervous system, caused by Mycobacterium leprae. In this report, we present a case of autochthonous leprosy in a man from Florida as the first human case reported from this region. Authors believe dermatologists need to be aware of the possibility of autochthonous transmission of leprosy in the Eastern-Southern United States, and should consider leprosy in any patient with atypical skin lesions, even when a history of contact with armadillo is missing.
PY - 2016 SP - 101 EP - 3 T2 - Leprosy review TI - Autochthonous borderline tuberculoid leprosy in a man from Florida. UR - https://leprosyreview.org/article/87/1/10-1103 VL - 87 SN - 0305-7518 ER -