Cargando…
Case for diagnosis
Hansen's disease is a chronic infecto-contagious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae. The bacillus prefers low-temperature areas and the nose is usually the initial site of lesions. Transmission of the bacilli occurs by nasal and oropharyngeal secretions, and through solutions of continuity...
Autores principales: | , , , , , |
---|---|
Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
Publicado: |
Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia
2014
|
Materias: | |
Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4155972/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25184933 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/abd1806-4841.20143045 |
_version_ | 1782333665436499968 |
---|---|
author | Yang, Jeane Jeong Hoon Mohallem, Dalila Filomena Cardoso, Thaís Abrão de Lima Júnior, Cristiano Luiz Horta Tebcherani, Antonio Jose Vidigal, Maria do Rosário |
author_facet | Yang, Jeane Jeong Hoon Mohallem, Dalila Filomena Cardoso, Thaís Abrão de Lima Júnior, Cristiano Luiz Horta Tebcherani, Antonio Jose Vidigal, Maria do Rosário |
author_sort | Yang, Jeane Jeong Hoon |
collection | PubMed |
description | Hansen's disease is a chronic infecto-contagious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae. The bacillus prefers low-temperature areas and the nose is usually the initial site of lesions. Transmission of the bacilli occurs by nasal and oropharyngeal secretions, and through solutions of continuity of the skin and/or mucosae. Nasal manifestations are found in the later stages of the disease. |
format | Online Article Text |
id | pubmed-4155972 |
institution | National Center for Biotechnology Information |
language | English |
publishDate | 2014 |
publisher | Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia |
record_format | MEDLINE/PubMed |
spelling | pubmed-41559722014-09-09 Case for diagnosis Yang, Jeane Jeong Hoon Mohallem, Dalila Filomena Cardoso, Thaís Abrão de Lima Júnior, Cristiano Luiz Horta Tebcherani, Antonio Jose Vidigal, Maria do Rosário An Bras Dermatol What Is Your Diagnosis? Hansen's disease is a chronic infecto-contagious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae. The bacillus prefers low-temperature areas and the nose is usually the initial site of lesions. Transmission of the bacilli occurs by nasal and oropharyngeal secretions, and through solutions of continuity of the skin and/or mucosae. Nasal manifestations are found in the later stages of the disease. Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2014 /pmc/articles/PMC4155972/ /pubmed/25184933 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/abd1806-4841.20143045 Text en ©2014 by Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | What Is Your Diagnosis? Yang, Jeane Jeong Hoon Mohallem, Dalila Filomena Cardoso, Thaís Abrão de Lima Júnior, Cristiano Luiz Horta Tebcherani, Antonio Jose Vidigal, Maria do Rosário Case for diagnosis |
title | Case for diagnosis
|
title_full | Case for diagnosis
|
title_fullStr | Case for diagnosis
|
title_full_unstemmed | Case for diagnosis
|
title_short | Case for diagnosis
|
title_sort | case for diagnosis |
topic | What Is Your Diagnosis? |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4155972/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25184933 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/abd1806-4841.20143045 |
work_keys_str_mv | AT yangjeanejeonghoon casefordiagnosis AT mohallemdalilafilomena casefordiagnosis AT cardosothaisabrao casefordiagnosis AT delimajuniorcristianoluizhorta casefordiagnosis AT tebcheraniantoniojose casefordiagnosis AT vidigalmariadorosario casefordiagnosis |