Histioid leprosy. Case report

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histoid leprosy

Abstract

Introduction: histioid leprosy is a form of multibacillary leprosy with a low frequency of observation. Patients with histioid leprosy have a high bacillary load and may represent a potential reservoir of infection in the community.
Case report: a patient came to the Dermatology Clinic with multiple nodular skin lesions; the diagnosis was histioid leprosy.
Conclusions: the interesting aspect of this case is that the skin lesions are shown in this rare form of the disease, as well as the importance of early diagnosis and timely treatment to avoid patient disability and because it is a source of transmission of the disease.

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Yordán Martín Pozo, Hospital Provincial Clínico Quirúrgico Universitario "Arnaldo Milián Castro"

Especialista en I Grado en Medicina General Integral. Especialista en I Grado en Dermatología. Profesor Asistente en la Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Villa Clara.

Amelia Betancourt Perez, Hospital Provincial Clínico Quirúrgico Universitario "Arnaldo Milián Castro"

Especialista en I Grado en Medicina General Integral. Especialista en I Grado en Dermatología. Profesora Asistente en la Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Villa Clara.

Damarys Pérez Fleites, Hospital Provincial Clínico Quirúrgico Universitario "Arnaldo Milián Castro"

Especialista en I Grado en Medicina General Integral. Especialista en I Grado en Dermatología. Máster en Enfermedades Infecciosas. Profesora Asistente en la Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Villa Clara.

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2021-04-06

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Martín Pozo Y, Betancourt Perez A, Pérez Fleites D. Histioid leprosy. Case report. Acta Méd Centro [Internet]. 2021 Apr. 6 [cited 2025 Jul. 2];15(2):322-7. Available from: https://revactamedicacentro.sld.cu/index.php/amc/article/view/1223

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Vol. 15 No. 2 (2021): April-June

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