Hansen's disease: An unusual presentation

Hansen's disease can present with varied and subtle symptoms which can be missed. A middle-aged gentleman presented with swelling of face and hands. Detailed examination and investigations confirmed borderline tuberculoid leprosy with lepra reaction. A high index of suspicion with vigilance can...

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Autores principales: George, Tina, Venkataraman, M., Mukhopadhyay, Sramana, Ramya, I.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2017
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5787977/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29417030
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2249-4863.222041
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description Hansen's disease can present with varied and subtle symptoms which can be missed. A middle-aged gentleman presented with swelling of face and hands. Detailed examination and investigations confirmed borderline tuberculoid leprosy with lepra reaction. A high index of suspicion with vigilance can help to make an early diagnosis in this potentially treatable condition.
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spelling pubmed-57879772018-02-07 Hansen's disease: An unusual presentation George, Tina Venkataraman, M. Mukhopadhyay, Sramana Ramya, I. J Family Med Prim Care Case Report Hansen's disease can present with varied and subtle symptoms which can be missed. A middle-aged gentleman presented with swelling of face and hands. Detailed examination and investigations confirmed borderline tuberculoid leprosy with lepra reaction. A high index of suspicion with vigilance can help to make an early diagnosis in this potentially treatable condition. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2017 /pmc/articles/PMC5787977/ /pubmed/29417030 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2249-4863.222041 Text en Copyright: © 2017 Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as the author is credited and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms.
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