Resumen: Introducción: la enfermedad de Hansen es una enfermedad infecciosa crónica, causada por Mycobacterium leprae, que afecta principalmente piel y nervios periféricos. Las reacciones leprosas son eventos agudos que se asocian a un aumento de la morbimortalidad de la enfermedad. Objetivo: presenta...
Abstract Cutaneous neoplasms frequently occur in leprosy, but there are few reports of the coexistence of leprosy and basal cell carcinoma in the same lesion. This case reports a 49-year-old male with an ulcerated plaque on the right lateral nasal wall, bright papules on the sternal region, and a blacken...
Abstract Leprosy is a chronic neglected and stigmatizing disease. Due to involvement of the peripheral nerves, it can result in physical disabilities, deformities, and emotional damage if not diagnosed and treated promptly. This is the case of a young patient with testicular pain and swelling and no impr...
Brazo,
Diagnóstico Tardío,
Lepra Lepromatosa/complicaciones,
Lepra Lepromatosa/diagnóstico,
Orquitis/complicaciones,
Orquitis/diagnóstico,
Enfermedades Testiculares/tratamiento farmacológico,
Enfermedades Testiculares/patología,
Tuberculosis de los Genitales Masculinos/tratamiento farmacológico,
Úlcera/complicaciones,
Úlcera/diagnóstico
Se presenta caso de paciente masculino de 67 años de edad, fototipo III, con antecedentes patológicos personales de lepra lepromatosa en tratamiento, que acude a consulta especializada de Dermatología en el Hospital Guillermo Fernández Baquero (La Habana, Cuba) por lesiones ulcerosas diseminad...
Abstract: Brazil is a country with a high prevalence of infectious diseases such as leprosy and leishmaniasis. However, coinfection of these diseases is still poorly understood. We report a case of a patient who presented with lepromatous leprosy and cutaneous-mucosal leishmaniasis at the same period. Af...
Abstract: In Brazil, leprosy is a widespread infectious and contagious disease. Clinicians and specialists view leprosy broadly as a systemic infection, since, in its manifestations, it mimics many conditions, such as rheumatic, vascular, ENT, neurological and dermatological diseases. There are few studi...
Pupil abnormalities in leprosy usually result from chronic iritis with loss of stroma, iris miosis, a sluggish reaction to light, and poor dilation in response to anticholinergic mydriatics. We report two patients with long-standing lepromatous leprosy who developed tonic pupils characterized by mydriasi...
Clofazimine (Lamprene) é uma droga utilizada no tratamento da infecçäo bacilar e nos estados reacionais da hanseníase. Seus efeitos colaterais incluem pigmentaçäo marrom-avermelhada da pele; escurecimento das lesöes cutâneas; coloraçäo vermelha da urina, fezes, escarro e suor; pele seca e sinto...
