title: Lepromatous leprosy: A rare presentation in Australia.
abstract: Leprosy (Hansen's disease) is caused by the obligate intracellular organism Mycobacterium leprae. It is an infectious, chronic granulomatous disease transmitted through close contact. The latest current data shows that in 2010, eleven new cases of leprosy were reported to the National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System in Australia. We report the case of a patient with untreated chronic lepromatous leprosy diagnosed in Queensland, 2012. Delay in diagnosis may have been due to the rarity of this condition.
authors.affiliation: Rockhampton Base Hospital, Queensland, Australia.
authors.forename: Sally
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Barkla
authors.forename: Sunny
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Modi
keywords: Aboriginal; Leprosy; deformity