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Panniculitis by leprosy: Case report of a diagnostic challenge

2017; Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease Editorial Office; Volume: 7; Issue: 10 Linguagem: Inglês

10.12980/apjtd.7.2017d7-141

ISSN

2222-1808

Autores

Guilherme de Carvalho Paulo Marcos, Ana Lúcia França da Costa, Yascara Pinheiro Lages Pinto, Vivianne Martins Almeida Pompeu, Rafael de Deus Moura, Aline Reis Ferro Braga, Marco Andrey Cipriani Frade,

Tópico(s)

Oral Health Pathology and Treatment

Resumo

Leprosy, or Hansen's disease, is a chronic infectious-contagious disorder that affects skin and peripheral nervous system, caused by Mycobacterium leprae, and remains as one of the most important neglected diseases.Panniculitis is an inflammatory disease of the subcutaneous adipose tissue that corresponds to a group of heterogeneous disorders which has clinical singularity.We report a case of an extremely unusual form of clinical manifestation of the disorder, panniculitis, as the only manifestation.The condition was solved with a combination of systemic corticosteroids and specific antibiotic treatment.

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