title: Tinea Barbae: In Released from Treatment (RFT) Hansen's Disease Patient.
abstract: Hansen Disease (leprosy) is a chronic inflammatory infectious disease that primarily targets skin, nerves and other internal organs (testis, liver etc.) caused by the acid fast intracellular bacilli, Mycobacterium leprae. Clinical presentation occurs with a wide spectrum including hypo pigmented anaesthetic patches, raised erythematous plaques and nodules and thickened peripheral nerves showing tenderness. The most important complication is the disability and deformity. The diagnosis of leprosy is frequently delayed because of its similarity with other more common skin conditions prevailing in some non endemic areas. We present a rare case report of tinea barbae in an old treated case of leprosy. This case is one of the rarest fungal infection in leprosy patient searched in PUBMED as there were other more tinea infection involving various sites in body which sometimes misdiagnosed as leprosy.
authors.affiliation: Medical Officer, Central Leprosy Teaching and Research Institute, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India , Chengalpattu, Tamilnadu, India .
authors.forename: Pugazhenthan
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Thangaraju
authors.affiliation: Assistant Director (Epid), Central Leprosy Teaching and Research Institute, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India , Chengalpattu, Tamilnadu, India .
authors.forename: Vc
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Giri
authors.affiliation: Medical Officer, Central Leprosy Teaching and Research Institute, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India , Chengalpattu, Tamilnadu, India .
authors.forename: Hosanna
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.affiliation: HOD, Clinical Division, Central Leprosy Teaching and Research Institute, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India , Chengalpattu, Tamilnadu, India .
authors.forename: Vinod
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: Director, Central Leprosy Teaching and Research Institute, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India , Chengalpattu, Tamilnadu, India .
authors.forename: Showkath
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ali
keywords: Fungal infection; Multibacillary multidrug treatment