Three indigenous cases of leprosy in the Mississippi delta.
Three native-born patients from the Mississippi Delta presented with leprosy over a 13-month period. None had a history of foreign travel, contact with each other, or known leprosy patients. Two patients' lesions lacked anesthesia, and all had a history of armadillo exposure. These cases add to the association of armadillo exposure and the subsequent development of leprosy.
Abide
John M
JM
Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease , University of Mississippi Medical Center, USA. drjohnumc@yahoo.com
Webb
Risa M
RM
Jones
Harriet L
HL
Young
LaFarra
L
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000818:Animals; D001135:Armadillos / Q000382:microbiology*; D001706:Biopsy; D002991:Clofazimine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003622:Dapsone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004197:Disease Reservoirs / Q000382:microbiology*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D019353:Endemic Diseases; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007917:Leprostatic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007918:Leprosy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000635:transmission*; D008297:Male; D008922:Mississippi; D009166:Mycobacterium leprae / Q000235:genetics; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012293:Rifampin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000635:transmission*
D007917:Leprostatic Agents; D003622:Dapsone; D002991:Clofazimine; D012293:Rifampin