Indeterminate leprosy in an infant

Indeterminate leprosy in an infant.

An infant, 8 months old having histologically confirmed indeterminate leprosy is reported. The source of infection and possible mode of transmission are discussed.

Indeterminate leprosy: a seroimmunological and histochemical evaluation.

An effort was made to differentiate indeterminate (IND) leprosy from other types of the paucibacillary (PB) group of leprosy and to identify among indeterminate leprosy cases those which may evolve to multibacillary (MB) leprosy, using serological, immunological and histochemical parameters. A total of 92 untreated, histologically classified (TT-19, BT-30, IND-32) patients, including 11 cases d...

Large Meningioma in an Infant

Abstract Background Histologically confirmed meningiomas in first year of life are quite rare. However, review of the sporadic cases in the literature reported meningioma in infants. Those have unique features in common. Case presentation An 11 month-old Iranian male infant presented with a several weeks history of decrease in movement of his right sided upper and lower extremities. Brai...

Contribution to the study of borderline and indeterminate leprosy.

Inoculation indeterminate leprosy localised to a smallpox vaccination scar.

A single, indeterminate leprosy lesion localised exclusively to a smallpox vaccination scar in a 32-year old Indian male is reported. The diagnosis was confirmed by histopathology. This is the second published report of a leprosy lesion occurring at the site of a smallpox vaccination.