Laryngeal involvement causing dysphonia in a 29 year old nursing mother with lepromatous leprosy.
Leprosy is a granulomatous disease that mainly affects the skin and peripheral nerves. It is caused by infection with mycobacterium leprae or mycobacterium lepromatosus. In most instances, diagnosis of leprosy can easily be made based on the clinical signs and symptoms. However, when patients present with atypical features, clinical diagnosis can be a challenge. We report a case of a nursing mother with lepromatous leprosy who presented with dysphonia and skin lesions initially thought to be a deep cutaneous mycosis.
Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of Medicine, University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia.
Sombo
S
Fwoloshi
Dermatovenereology Section, Department of Medicine, University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia.
Sharon Musonda
SM
Machona
Department of Pathology, University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia.
Victor
V
Mudenda
Dermatovenereology Section, Department of Medicine, University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia.
Owen
O
Ngalamika
D000328:Adult; D001942:Breast Feeding; D055154:Dysphonia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007818:Laryngeal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D015440:Leprosy, Lepromatous / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*
Leprosy; atypical features; deep cutaneous mycosis; dysphonia