LEPROSY TREATED AS LUPUS - CASE REPORT. THE IMPORTANCE OF DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF LEPROSY IN AN ENDEMIC COUNTRY

  • Laila Klotz de Almeida Balassiano Médico Residente/Resident of Dermatology, Serviço de Dermatología, Policlínica Geral do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Livia Montelo de Araújo Jorge Yin Borges-Costa Médico Residente/Resident of Dermatology, Serviço de Dermatología, Policlínica Geral do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Andrea Suarez Médico Residente/Resident of Dermatology, Serviço de Dermatología, Policlínica Geral do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Talita Batalha Pires dos Santos Médico Estagiário/Student of Dermatology, Serviço de Dermatologia, Policlínica Geral do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • José Augusto da Costa Nery Médico Hansenólogo, Chefe/Hansen’s Disease Specialist, Head of Laboratory, Laboratorio de Hanseníase Ambulatorio Souza Araujo, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
DOI: https://doi.org/10.29021/spdv.72.1.240
Keywords: Brazil, Leprosy, Lupus erythematosus, Discoid

Abstract

Leprosy is still a relevant public health problem in Brazil, despite the drastic reduction in the number of cases. The late diagnostic and treatment hamper a decisive action about the disease. Report the case of a patient with a diagnosis and treatment for discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE), nevertheless it was leprosy.

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Published
2014-07-17
How to Cite
Balassiano, L. K. de A., Borges-Costa, L. M. de A. J. Y., Suarez, A., dos Santos, T. B. P., & Nery, J. A. da C. (2014). LEPROSY TREATED AS LUPUS - CASE REPORT. THE IMPORTANCE OF DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF LEPROSY IN AN ENDEMIC COUNTRY. Journal of the Portuguese Society of Dermatology and Venereology, 72(1), 153-155. https://doi.org/10.29021/spdv.72.1.240
Issue
Vol 72 No 1 (2014): Janeiro - Março
Section
Case Reports

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