- 2022, Volume 80 - Number 1
- Published: May 16, 2022
Hansen’s disease, a condition to be remembered
Egídio Freitas 1, André Coelho 2, Gloria da Cunha-Velho 3, Manuela Selores 4
1 Department of Dermatology, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Santo António, Porto, Portugal; 2 Department of Pathological Anatomy. Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Santo António, Porto, Portugal; 3 Department of Dermatology, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Santo António, Unidade Local de Saúde de Santo António, Porto, Portugal; 4 Department of Dermatology; Department of Dermatology and Dermatology Research Unit, Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Porto; Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar; Unit for Multidisciplinary Research in Biomedicine, University of Porto. Porto, Portugal
Egídio Freitas, André Coelho, Gloria da Cunha-Velho, Manuela Selores
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*Correspondence: André Coelho, Email not available
Abstract
Leprosy is a chronic granulomatous disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae, which mainly affects the skin, mucous membranes, and the peripheral nervous system. Despite the marked global reduction in the prevalence of the disease, the latest available data, referring to 2019, report six cases of leprosy in Portugal. In this report, we describe a case of borderline tuberculoid leprosy that was diagnosed initially as dermatophytosis and psoriasis. With the increase in international travelling, the disease can arise in any country. This case highlights the value of clinical suspicion in countries where the disease is less prevalent, particularly in individuals from endemic regions.
