British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 49, Issue 1 , Pages 70-72, January 2011

Facial tuberculoid leprosy: case report

  • K. Ali

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  • G. Sittampalam

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  • M.A. Malik

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Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, The Great Western Hospital Swindon, SN3 6BB, UK

Accepted 29 January 2010. published online 26 February 2010.

Abstract 

Leprosy is a chronic, infectious, systemic disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae and is classified as paucibacillary and multibacillary types. It is contagious and has an insidious onset. Clinical presentation is characterised by hypopigmented skin lesions with reduced sensation. Presence of acid-fast bacilli in tissue specimens is regarded as a gold standard for diagnosis. Treatment is based on multi-drug regimens. We report a case of borderline tuberculoid leprosy in a 31-year-old woman.

Keywords: Leprosy, Mycobacterium leprae, Multibacillary, Paucibacillary

 

PII: S0266-4356(10)00018-5

doi:10.1016/j.bjoms.2010.01.011

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 49, Issue 1 , Pages 70-72, January 2011

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