Leprosy. Is this topic relevant for a modern dermatologist?

Abstract

The article provides young aspiring dermatologists with an understanding of a rare chronic infectious disease nowadays – leprosy. It briefly describes its main clinical forms, with a focus on the clinical presentation when the disease is localized in the oral and nasal mucosa. The article includes a case description of leprosy from the 1970s, reported by doctors from Hospital No. 14 named after V.G. Korolenko in the male ward. The photos presented in the article were obtained through collaboration with leprologists and infectious disease specialists in Belgium during the "Damien Action," the history of which is also covered in the article.

Keywords

• leprosy
• mutilation
• “domian action”
• clinical forms
• mycobacteria leprae
• polyneuritis