New cases of childhood leprosy in two male siblings in low endemic province: an iceberg phenomenon?
| Autor: | Hidajat D; Department of Dermatology and Venereology, West Nusa Tenggara General Hospital, Lombok., Risantari IGAF; Department of Dermatology and Venereology, West Nusa Tenggara General Hospital, Lombok., Affarah WS; Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Mataram, Lombok, Indonesia. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Dermatology reports [Dermatol Reports] 2023 May 19; Vol. 15 (4), pp. 9706. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 May 19 (Print Publication: 2023). |
| DOI: | 10.4081/dr.2023.9706 |
| Abstrakt: | Children are the leprosy population most at risk; multibacillary infections are common. We reported pediatric cases with WHO-multibacillary lepromatous type morbus Hansen. We discovered several hypopigmented patches on the right upper arm, anesthesia-filled claw hands, and infiltrates in the ears in one 17- year-old child. In the other case (13-year-old), we discovered reduced sensory sensitivity in nearly every area of the body, infiltrates on the ear, and numerous irregular hypopigmented plaques on the belly, lumbar, and gluteus. Both patients had positive acidfast bacteria. After three months of treatment, multibacillary leprosy patients began to show improvement. Low socioeconomic and environmental conditions, as well as a history of intimate contact with leprosy patients, have been identified as risk factors. Competing Interests: Conflict of interest: the authors declare no conflict of interest. Ethics approval and consent to participate: the authors confirm that they have read the Journal’s position on issues involved in ethical publication and affirm that this report is consistent with those guidelines. Informed consent: considering the age of the patients, a written (Copyright © 2023, the Author(s).) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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