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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Main Authors: Rachel E. Strength, Shirin Mazumder
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Language:English
Published: American College of Physicians 2024-03-01
Series:Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases
Online Access:https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/aimcc.2022.0914
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spelling doaj-art-464028f7925540559bf285dc26f1dad52025-08-20T02:11:45ZengAmerican College of PhysiciansAnnals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases2767-76642024-03-013310.7326/aimcc.2022.0914An Image Case of Lepromatous Leprosy in a Patient With Parkinson DiseaseRachel E. Strength0Shirin Mazumder11Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Residency Program, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee2Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TennesseeA 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.https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/aimcc.2022.0914
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title_short An Image Case of Lepromatous Leprosy in a Patient With Parkinson Disease
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