An Image Case of Lepromatous Leprosy in a Patient With Parkinson Disease
A 72-year-old man with Parkinson disease presented with 18 months of diffuse blotchiness without associated pain or pruritis. Fite stain and Mycobacterium leprae polymerase chain reaction of a skin biopsy specimen were positive, and he was diagnosed with lepromatous leprosy.
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American College of Physicians
2024-03-01
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| Series: | Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases |
| Online Access: | https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/aimcc.2022.0914 |
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| Summary: | A 72-year-old man with Parkinson disease presented with 18 months of diffuse blotchiness without associated pain or pruritis. Fite stain and Mycobacterium leprae polymerase chain reaction of a skin biopsy specimen were positive, and he was diagnosed with lepromatous leprosy. |
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| ISSN: | 2767-7664 |