Volume : VII, Issue : III, March - 2017

A Rare Presentation Of Generalized Lymphadenopathy In A Case Of Lepromatous Leprosy

Patel Marmik J, Sanghvi Jay, Agrawal Monika, Kumar Santosh, Lakhani Jitendra D.

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 Introduction: Leprosy, first described in ancient texts from the 6th century B.C., is a non–fatal, chronic infectious disease caused by mycobacterium leprae. Mycobacterium leprae is a unique organism with capacity to invade not only Schwann cells but also other parenchymal tissues such as testes, lymph node, larynx, liver, spleen, bone marrow, bone and muscle. The prevalence of leprosy in India is reported to be 0.7/10,000 populations. The disease should be suspected when a patient from an endemic area has suggestive skin lesions or peripheral neuropathy. However, this disease can also present with generalised lymphadenopathy.

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Patel Marmik J, Sanghvi Jay, Agrawal Monika, Kumar Santosh, Lakhani Jitendra D., A Rare Presentation Of Generalized Lymphadenopathy In A Case Of Lepromatous Leprosy, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume‾7 | Issue‾3 | March‾2017

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