Case for diagnosis

Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia

Jeane Jeong Hoon Yang¹  Dalila Filomena Mohallem¹  Thaís Abrão Cardoso¹  Cristiano Luiz Horta De Lima Júnior¹  Antonio Jose Tebcherani¹  Maria Do Rosário Vidigal¹ 

关键词: Nose deformities;    acquired;    Leprosy;    Respiratory mucosa;   

DOI  :  10.1590/abd1806-4841.20143045

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

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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