Multibacillary Leprosy: Presentation of a Clinical Case

Authors

  • Manuel GS Botelho Specialist in Dermatology and Venereology, Postgraduate in Infectious Diseases, General Director of the Sanatorium Hospital of Huambo, Angola Author
  • Guilherme B Capitango Intern Physician of the 3rd Year of Specialty in Dermatology and Venereology at the Huambo General Hospital, Angola Author
  • Sandra JM Capamba Intern Physician of the 3rd Year of Specialty in Dermatology and Venereology at the Huambo General Hospital, Angola Author
  • Julio Neto Specialist in Pathological Anatomy and head of the Pathology Laboratory at the Huambo General Hospital, Angola Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47363/JDMRS/2024(5)161

Keywords:

Hansen’s Disease, Multibacillary Hansen’s, Lepromatous Hansen

Abstract

Leprosy is an infectious-contagious, chronic granulomatous disease, with a long incubation period (2-21 years), caused by the Mycobacterium leprae complex. It has tropism for skin, mucous membranes of the upper respiratory tract, and peripheral nerves. We present a clinical case of a 24-year-old patient, phototype VI, from the municipality of Huambo, Benfica neighborhood, with a history evolving for about 18 months, without actually making any consultation and with several empirical treatments.

Author Biographies

  • Manuel GS Botelho, Specialist in Dermatology and Venereology, Postgraduate in Infectious Diseases, General Director of the Sanatorium Hospital of Huambo, Angola


    Specialist in Dermatology and Venereology, Postgraduate in Infectious Diseases, General Director of the Sanatorium Hospital of Huambo, Angola

  • Guilherme B Capitango, Intern Physician of the 3rd Year of Specialty in Dermatology and Venereology at the Huambo General Hospital, Angola


    Intern Physician of the 3rd Year of Specialty in Dermatology and Venereology at the Huambo General Hospital, Angola

  • Sandra JM Capamba, Intern Physician of the 3rd Year of Specialty in Dermatology and Venereology at the Huambo General Hospital, Angola


    Intern Physician of the 3rd Year of Specialty in Dermatology and Venereology at the Huambo General Hospital, Angola

  • Julio Neto, Specialist in Pathological Anatomy and head of the Pathology Laboratory at the Huambo General Hospital, Angola

    Specialist in Pathological Anatomy and head of the Pathology Laboratory at the Huambo General Hospital, Angola

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Published

2024-09-30

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 9 (2024): Volume 5 Issue 9

Section

Articles