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Multibacillary Leprosy Presenting as Anetoderma in a Young Teenager
Joint Authors
Parajuli, Niraj
Shrestha, Shraddha
Lama, Laila
Shrestha, Rushma
Tiwari, Sumida
Karki, Anupama
Source
Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-07-29
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Anetoderma presents as a circumscribed area of slack skin.
It can present as either primary or secondary, if associated with other conditions.
Leprosy is one of the causes of secondary anetoderma, but it is not commonly reported, especially in multibacillary leprosy.
Here, we report a case of a 16-year-old young girl who presented with fever, joint pain, and only three anetodermic plaques.
A slit skin smear from the lesion showed multiple acid-fast bacilli with a bacillary index of 3+, thus confirming the diagnosis of leprosy.
This case is unique since multibacillary leprosy presented with only few anetoderma lesions in a young teenager girl from a leprosy-eliminated country.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Parajuli, Niraj& Shrestha, Shraddha& Lama, Laila& Shrestha, Rushma& Tiwari, Sumida& Karki, Anupama. 2020. Multibacillary Leprosy Presenting as Anetoderma in a Young Teenager. Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Parajuli, Niraj…[et al.]. Multibacillary Leprosy Presenting as Anetoderma in a Young Teenager. Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Parajuli, Niraj& Shrestha, Shraddha& Lama, Laila& Shrestha, Rushma& Tiwari, Sumida& Karki, Anupama. Multibacillary Leprosy Presenting as Anetoderma in a Young Teenager. Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1146902
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1146902