Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia (Sep 2014)

Case for diagnosis

  • Jeane Jeong Hoon Yang,
  • Dalila Filomena Mohallem,
  • Thaís Abrão Cardoso,
  • Cristiano Luiz Horta de Lima Júnior,
  • Antonio Jose Tebcherani,
  • Maria do Rosário Vidigal

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/abd1806-4841.20143045
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 89, no. 5
pp. 837 – 838

Abstract

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Hansen's disease is a chronic infecto-contagious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae. The bacillus prefers low-temperature areas and the nose is usually the initial site of lesions. Transmission of the bacilli occurs by nasal and oropharyngeal secretions, and through solutions of continuity of the skin and/or mucosae. Nasal manifestations are found in the later stages of the disease.

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