title: [Leprosy: a rare imported disease].
abstract: Although rare in occidental countries, leprosy is an endemic disease throughout the world. Physicians may encounter imported cases and thus need to be aware of this diagnosis. We here report a 41-year-old male patient from French West Indies who presented with nonspecific extensive skin lesions and a peripheral neuropathy. Skin biopsy examination led to the diagnosis of borderline lepromatous leprosy.
authors.affiliation: Service de médecine interne, hôpital Saint-Antoine, Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, université Paris-VI, rue du Faubourg-Saint-Antoine, 75012 Paris cedex, France. muriellegain2000@yahoo.fr
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gain
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ghnaya
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lepeytre
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Toledano
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cabane
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Phong Tiev
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000382:microbiology; D000328:Adult; D000904:Antibiotics, Antitubercular / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001415:Back / Q000382:microbiology; D001706:Biopsy; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D019430:Guadeloupe; D006801:Humans; D007917:Leprostatic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015439:Leprosy, Borderline / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D035002:Lower Extremity / Q000382:microbiology; D008297:Male; D009138:Musculocutaneous Nerve / Q000382:microbiology*; D009166:Mycobacterium leprae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D035583:Rare Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D012867:Skin / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D013909:Thorax / Q000382:microbiology; D013979:Tibial Nerve / Q000382:microbiology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000904:Antibiotics, Antitubercular; D007917:Leprostatic Agents