[Leprosy simulating other diseases].
The low current prevalence of leprosy in Spain together with the diversity of its clinical expression make the detection of this disease difficult. Three native and three imported cases are here reported. Different specialists mistook this disease for other entities: familial polyneuropathy, autoimmune disease, tuberculosis, cutaneous mycosis, and cutaneous sarcoidosis. Lepra is a very polymorphic disease and its diagnosis is based on finding cutaneous hypoesthesic lesions, neural thickening and presence of acid-fast bacilli (in cutaneous specimens or nasal exudates).
López-Vélez
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Unidad de Medicina Tropical, Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Madrid.
Sáez Vaquero
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Blanco Arévalo
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Gómez Mampaso
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007917:Leprostatic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007918:Leprosy / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D015439:Leprosy, Borderline / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D015440:Leprosy, Lepromatous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D015441:Leprosy, Tuberculoid / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013997:Time Factors
D007917:Leprostatic Agents
Lepra simulando otras enfermedades.