Leprosy is a chronic infectious granulomatous disease caused by , primarily affecting the skin and the peripheral nerves. Variable involvement of internal organs and mucosa has been reported with incidence ranging from 19% to 60%, more commonly seen in lepromatous spectrum of leprosy (LL and BL). We report a case of borderline tuberculoid (BT) leprosy presenting with oral mucosal lesions involving the gingival mucosa and lower lip.
BT - Indian dermatology online journal C1 -https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37266080
DA - 01/2023 DO - 10.4103/idoj.idoj_378_22 IS - 3 J2 - Indian Dermatol Online J LA - eng N2 -Leprosy is a chronic infectious granulomatous disease caused by , primarily affecting the skin and the peripheral nerves. Variable involvement of internal organs and mucosa has been reported with incidence ranging from 19% to 60%, more commonly seen in lepromatous spectrum of leprosy (LL and BL). We report a case of borderline tuberculoid (BT) leprosy presenting with oral mucosal lesions involving the gingival mucosa and lower lip.
PY - 2023 SP - 388 EP - 390 T2 - Indian dermatology online journal TI - Oral Involvement in Borderline Tuberculoid Leprosy: Report of a Case with Review of Literature. UR - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10231710/pdf/IDOJ-14-388.pdf VL - 14 SN - 2229-5178 ER -