Nodular Leprosy previously shown.

Relapse of leprosy presenting as nodular lymph node swelling.

Lymphadenopathy is known to be associated with lepromatous leprosy and has also been observed as a feature of type-2 lepra reaction. However, nodular lymph node enlargement is not commonly reported in leprosy patients or as a feature of relapse. We herewith are presenting a case of bacteriological relapse in a patient of lepromatous leprosy treated 22 years before till smear negativity with WHO...

Nodular leprosy of childhood and tuberculoid leprosy: a comparative, morphologic, immunopathologic and quantitative study of skin tissue reaction.

Nodular leprosy of childhood (NL) is a benign clinical variant of tuberculoid leprosy that affects breast-feeding infants and children that remained in a highly infected environment. The lesions resolve with complete healing and NL has been considered a manifestation of allergy and congenital immunity to Mycobacteria leprae. We studied the tissue reaction, Mycobacterial antigen frequency, and t...

Neuropathic pain in people treated for multibacillary leprosy more than ten years previously.

OBJECTIVES To identify patients with typical symptoms of neuropathic pain in a well-defined cohort of multibacillary patients being followed up as part of a relapse study in Ethiopia; to identify risk factors for the development of neuropathic pain. DESIGN 96 patients who had completed MDT more than 10 years previously participated in the study, through a questionnaire. RESULTS 28 (29%) had...

The Prevalence of Previously Undiagnosed Leprosy in the General Population of Northwest Bangladesh

BACKGROUND The prevalence of previously undiagnosed leprosy (PPUL) in the general population was determined to estimate the background level of leprosy in the population and to compare this with registered prevalence and the known PPUL in different levels of contacts of leprosy patients. METHODOLOGY AND PRINCIPAL FINDINGS Multistage cluster sampling including 20 clusters of 1,000 persons each...

Nodular Melanoma